From "Evolutionary Approaches to Stereotyping and Prejudice" [1]:
> "An evolutionary approach thus (a) seriously considers the possibility that prejudices, stereotyping, stereotypes, and discrimination are in some aspects evolved adaptations, like the inclination to avoid dangerous animals."
> "For instance, individuals inclined to avoid predatory beasts were more likely than those without this inclination to survive such encounters, thereby increasing the likelihood they would successfully reproduce. To the extent that this avoidance inclination had a genetic component, and that the benefits of avoiding such animals existed for a long enough period of time, modern humans would come to be characterized by this avoidance adaptation and the cognitive and emotional inclinations causally linked to it."
The "we are past that point" remark refers to the fact that in our modern society we are no longer subject to "dangerous animals" or "predatory beasts" in our daily lives, in the literal sense.
You think humans didn't evolve against dangerous humans? Even discounting physical violence (ridiculous notion), you still have scammers and con artists who can ruin your entire life.
Evolution is a genetic process that favors the traits and characteristics that enhance an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment. To say that 'pacific' humans evolved against 'dangerous' humans, or the other way around, would require much reasearch and consideration. Not to say that evolution is a very slow process, it operates on a timescale that spans millions of years.
Yeah thanks for defining evolution, very helpful. Why do elks have horns? You think intrasexual competition never existed? You think inter family and inter tribal fights never happened? You think violence doesn't happen today? That humans don't try to fuck each other over today? To put it nicely, delusional.
Please do refrain from this conversation because you have missed the plot completely. To point out just how bad your reading comprehension is, I am not gish galloping, I am very very obviously asking rhetorical questions.
> "An evolutionary approach thus (a) seriously considers the possibility that prejudices, stereotyping, stereotypes, and discrimination are in some aspects evolved adaptations, like the inclination to avoid dangerous animals."
> "For instance, individuals inclined to avoid predatory beasts were more likely than those without this inclination to survive such encounters, thereby increasing the likelihood they would successfully reproduce. To the extent that this avoidance inclination had a genetic component, and that the benefits of avoiding such animals existed for a long enough period of time, modern humans would come to be characterized by this avoidance adaptation and the cognitive and emotional inclinations causally linked to it."
The "we are past that point" remark refers to the fact that in our modern society we are no longer subject to "dangerous animals" or "predatory beasts" in our daily lives, in the literal sense.
[1] https://bpb-us-e2.wpmucdn.com/faculty.sites.uci.edu/dist/1/8...