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Natural selection also applies to cultural beliefs and behaviors, albeit in a "selfish gene" sort of way that propagates the beliefs and behaviors rather than t
by philwelch 5y ago
Natural selection also applies to cultural beliefs and behaviors, albeit in a "selfish gene" sort of way that propagates the beliefs and behaviors rather than the practitioners thereof. For instance, universalist religions like Christianity and Islam have supplanted traditional ethnic religions.
Anyway, there's definitely something about the culture of contemporary developed countries that's not adaptive, but I'm not sure it's belief in evolution itself.