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I flatly disagree that science should "rightly" not give a shit about purpose, meaning, structure, or social cohesion. Here's one of many starting points: htt
by api 14y ago
I flatly disagree that science should "rightly" not give a shit about purpose, meaning, structure, or social cohesion.
Here's one of many starting points:
http://www.ped.fas.harvard.edu http://www.ped.fas.harvard.edu
- swombat 14y agoWhich of the books on that page do you recommend reading to get a glimpse of how science can successfully fulfil the role of religion in providing purpose, meaning, etc?
- api 14y agoI don't think it can yet. My point was just that such things should be studied, and are being studied. The link I provided is of particular interest in the area of moral theory. There is a good book called Evolutionary Dynamics that summarizes this group's work and contains, among other things, a rather beautiful equation predicting the optimal rate of forgiveness in cooperating populations.