Re: evolution & culture
From: William Morse (wdmorse_at_twcny.rr.com)
Date: 01/24/05
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Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:55:03 -0500 (EST)
wasafras@yahoo.com wrote in news:csq1sv$u1f$1@darwin.ediacara.org:
> Congregation for competitive sexual selection evolved into
> congregation as competitive sexual selection.
> All traits conducive to congregation (i.e.,
> socialization-enculturation) became subject to the evolutionary
> influence of competitive sexual selection.
>
> Dependence is a drive with bimodal expression. The primary
> expression by the neonate elicits the secondary expression of said
> drive from the parent.
> Dependence is historically ancient, evolutionarily dynamic and
> significant.
>
> Competitive socialization and dependence generally determine the
> nature of intellect. The function of culture in any species is
> regulation of competition.
No, the root function of culture is to allow for a second channel of
intergenerational information transmission in addition to the genetic
one. If regulation of competition is a useful trait, it may be
incorporated into culture rather into genes - but it is not the primary
function of culture.
> Regulation of competition becomes
> competition. The expansion of the influence of learned or acquired
> behaviors plays a significant role in competition and mate selection.
> Human males and females compete for mate selection.
Human males and females tend to assort as much as compete, especially
since humans are semi-monogamous.
Yours,
Bill Morse
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