Evolutionary Psychology

Ron Gerber

March 20, 2016

When our ancestors lived in nomadic hunter-gatherer tribes, they evolved with emotional instincts for loyalty to their tribe and aggression toward other tribes. Later, when humans settled into large communities, some new behaviors were required, and religion was an evolutionary adaptation for this new social environment. These groupish instincts are with us still and are contributing to our religious and political polarization. Humanist Community member Ron Gerber will discuss the writers Nicholas Wade’s and Jonathan Haidt’s review of our evolutionary history and suggestions for resolving our current predicament.

Click here to see the slides that were presented at this Forum.

 

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