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by YellOh 4y ago
From what I remember of The Selfish Gene, the individual's genes are always trying to maximize copying fidelity. Genes are trying to preserve themselves and take up a larger share of the gene pool; "intentionally" mutating in
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We tend to grow a lot of crops for animals, up to 3/4 of U.S. cropland in 2011 [0]. According to The Independent[1], in the UK it's 2/5 of arable land for growing animal feed. The FAO claims that 40% of all crops are used to
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by YellOh 4y ago
We actually do often recognize that "just stop having problems" isn't usually useful advice for people with drug addiction, too. Ex. naltrexone for alcohol addiction, methadone for opioid addiction, etc. "Just stop havin
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Being able to easily put the fork down / always dieting is the genetic blessing. Some people maintain a low weight with almost no effort, while the genetically unlucky seem to be hardwired to always be craving food & would subjec
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I recommend the replacing guilt series: https://www.lesswrong.com/s/pFatcKW3JJhTSxqAF Basically, if you're constantly applying willpower, you're doing something wrong. Stop trying to use a stopgap as a soluti
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These arguments seem unrelated. Any combination of opinions of the availability of abortions, the availability of euthanasia, and the availability of guns is possible. I'm not entirely sure who you're trying to strawman here (I&#x
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...isn't 5% almost exactly the Lizardman Constant? ( https://slatestarcodex.com/2013/04/12/noisy-poll-results-and... ) [Edit: my point being that the percent of people with strong non-standard gender prefe