Monday, May 21, 2012
Multilevel human selection pressures
In Wilson's new book (“The Social Conquest of Earth”) he affirms two levels of selection, group
selection and individual selection, but he now virtually leaves out
kin-selection. I haven't seen the math that brought Wilson to this
conclusion, but I believe all three apply in a multilevel natural
selection. Groups competing with groups favor the ethics of social
behavior, individuals competing with individuals favor self-serving
behavior, and kin-selection favors relatives over non-relatives.
It does seem true that group selection
is the highest or central level of selection, with group cohesion
creating the traditional ethics of mankind. Wilson says group
selection is the driving force behind where we have been and where we
are going. Group selection is the process responsible for social
behavior and explains why humans are so tribalistic.
The multilevel selection of group,
individual and kin selection explains why human beings are always so
conflicted in their decisions and motivations, why we are both saints
and sinners. But knowing the central place of group selection helps
organize out values in a healthier way in relation to true human
nature. Political correctness, which is really cultural Marxism,
lags behind this knowledge and continues to damage mankind.
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