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Homogeneity and human knowledge
The advances in technology and the unprecedented levels of knowledge-sharing in the last few decades could be extrapolated to suggest that the human race as a whole will eventually converge to perhaps ...
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Can we deduce selfish behaviour from altruism?
In (biological) evolutionary theory, there are various theories about how altruism evolved via the 'selfish' behaviour of genes.
There are analogical ideas on the economic & ethical spheres. ...
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Is Dawkins arguing that a cause must be greater than its effect?
On the one hand, Dawkins is a rather vocal exponent of evolution. Evolution, to me, appears to hold that greater complexity can arise form lesser complexity (unless we want to argue that the causes ...
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Can death be given meaning through the theory of evolution?
Disclaimer: I haven't seen any other posts about this anywhere and one night, I was just thinking and scribbled this down, so I don't know where this could be found otherwise.
What if, there is no ...
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Evolution is rightly seen as non-teleological, but does that remain true when one goes down to the fundamental physical laws of the universe?
We have a theory (the standard model) that explains a great deal of the physical phenomena that we perceive. Let us grant Physicists their dream, and say we have a theory that explains all physical ...
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Does human evolution have a direction or purpose, and if so, does it have an end state?
Evolution seems to be commonly associated with genetic change which leads to the improved reproductive success of a species. This concept has itself evolved with the work of Richard Dawkins and ...
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How does Darwin's Theory of Evolution complicate a reading of Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysic of Morals?
Darwins Theory of Evolution states that the evolution of life underlies processes like selection, reproduction and variation. I think, essentially he says, that the occurences of any ability or ...
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As a result of human progression in science (specifically medicine), have we created ourselves a plateau in the evolutionary process?
It is assumed, for the purpose of this question, that Charles Darwin, in the 19th Century, formulated the concept of "Survival of the Fittest". Penned in his book "The Origin of the Species", which ...
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Origin of creation/existence? [closed]
If we were created by some god, then we're saying that God came out of nowhere.
If we were created by the Big Bang or what-not, then we're saying that the Big Bang happened out of nowhere.
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Does Intelligent Design need Religion?
Is it possible to define the source of intelligent causes, which provides the foundation for the Intelligent Design theory, from a purely scientific perspective? Is yes, How? If not, why not?
