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Altruistic acts of courage and evolution.

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Re: Altruistic acts of courage and evolution.

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ant wrote:This act of courage is counter to the principle of evolution that has been in effect for millions of years. Why? Because by selflessly risking his life, our hero actually greatly increased the probabilities of removing his genes from future generations. And if he had young, dependent children of his own, he further risks his genes not surving into the future.
Biological evolution cannot predict what languages we will develop, or what customs will be in various societies, and what etiquette different people adopt, and what side of the road we'll drive on. These things are born from cultural evolution. Cultural evolution follows a different model and theory. Biological evolution gives us insight into our impulses and predispositions, but culture can override that. Refraining from sex for religious reasons, for example.
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