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Data is good but the "from the evolutionary perspective" argument is extremely strained and is basically a "just so" story.
by projektir 8y ago
Data is good but the "from the evolutionary perspective" argument is extremely strained and is basically a "just so" story.
- stochastic_monk 8y agoJust because a system evolved under certain constraints does not mean that said constraints are optimal.
- firethief 8y agoNo, but it does mean if you perturb the constraints, the system is likely less adapted to the new situation
- firethief 8y agoTo elaborate, this weaker principle seems sufficient to support the existence of a "Naturalistic Effect", where the Naturalistic Fallacy would be the assumption that the NE will dominate any other relevant effects. The NE suffices to justify evolutionary-perspective argument, though care must be taken not to overstate the case.