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This is a very interesting hypothesis on the evolutionary origins of anti-intellectualism! So I agree that a homogeneous population will be much better at comm
by zawerf 8y ago
This is a very interesting hypothesis on the evolutionary origins of anti-intellectualism!
So I agree that a homogeneous population will be much better at communication (no one needs to "talk" down to each other).
But given that social animals often form a hierarchy, do you think it still matters as much? The "smarter" ones can get others to follow him without the rest understanding his internal thought process. Group selection should vastly favor tribes that are good at producing these intellectual leaders then.
- MAXPOOL 8y agoSocial intelligence that leads to the top may not be related to IQ or fluid intelligence. It may be ability to communicate, read and project ideas, not thinking better ideas. ps. Group selection is very controversial theory. I think most evolutionary biologists reject it.