You seemed to be suggesting that memes (defined as an "idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture") may not exist.
You mean I use the word "intelligence" to include both hardwired abilities (eg, the spider's innate ability to make a web) as well as abilities...
I am not sure what you are getting at; are you denying that human intelligence was involved in the evolution of human civilization as well? To...
Richard Dawkins coined the term "meme": a meme he defines as is an element of human culture (such as the ability to make iron tools, or build...
Take the example of the evolution of human civilization. There was no master plan for human civilization that was laid out beforehand; things just...
And somehow, I don't think "stimulating possibility of sex" therapy will get too many complaints from patients, at least not from the guys!
Yes, I agree, and I mentioned earlier that the female attraction to a male peacock plumage may be more a hardwired intelligence or hardwired...
I think that is underestimating animal intelligence. Have you ever seen how crows solve problems with astounding cognitive and preplanning-type...
If there were no intelligence involved, why would animals have complex courtship rituals, which determine who gets to reproduce, and who does not?...
There is some evidence (not very strong) that we are attracted to mates which have a compatible immune system (specifically, a dissimilar major...
But how would the females know which peacocks are fit and healthy, unless they have some way of gauging that? The peacock's plumage provides a...
I would also like to think that I would be more guided by the intuitive chemistry of falling in love, rather than by the various material and...
My understanding is that sexual selection will tend to choose characteristics that demonstrate the health, fitness or capabilities of the animal....
Sure, but such simple organisms have a very much reduced repertoire of behavioral responses compared to higher animals, and many behavioral...
Myself, I would say it is the mental state which actually carries out the modification in behavior. Although hunger is underpinned by a biological...
Agreed, but this biological state causes effects in the brain and mind, which in turn modifies behavior. Surely the idea of biological factors...
Nobody says it isn't. Are you having difficulty understanding how a biological process can modify behavior? Think about alcohol; this works on a...
Saying "purposely designed by evolution" is just a turn of phrase, to indicate that these traits were selected by Darwinian evolution for their...
You need a good mind to attempt to understand what mind might be, and I don't think any of us with brain fog have the clarity of thought to tackle...
In terms of understanding how behavior can be modified or skewed in a particular direction by the sickness behavior response, the model of free...
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