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It may provide evolutionary benefit relative to those who don't have this short-circuit. If the believers kill the non-believers enough or prevent them from rep
by quantified 1y ago
It may provide evolutionary benefit relative to those who don't have this short-circuit. If the believers kill the non-believers enough or prevent them from reproducing, evolution favors belief. Likewise the opposite.
- jqpabc123 1y agoSo in others words, brain washing and mind control can be useful in some cases? For example, if you wanted to convince people to kill others or support fascism over democracy.
- quantified 1y agoThey absolutely can be useful to the individual who uses the washed minds. Things that prove useful in one time frame, like a willingness to sacrifice, could be detrimental in another. Adapatibility is another nexessary trait. It could take another 10,000 generations or so to really find out.