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by mulmen 923 days ago
I agree with everything except your conclusion. Even if we could resist our fundamental nature how do we know that our current values are more correct than the evolutionary forces that have kept us alive for millions of years?

We keep getting in to trouble and getting away with it. What if whoever didn’t get into trouble also didn’t survive.

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> We keep getting in to trouble and getting away with it.

The ultimate survivorship bias.

Well, yes, that’s natural selection for you.