A debate over at Conspicuous Cognition, What Kind of Apes Are We?
So my response to Dan might be something like, “Yea, maybe humans are kind of confused and maladapted sometimes, but it’s also really insightful to see humans as savvy animals strategically pursuing their Darwinian goals.” And Dan might say something like, “Yea, it’s pretty insightful to see humans as savvy animals strategically pursuing their Darwinian goals, but it’s also really important to recognize that humans are confused and maladapted sometimes.” It’s basically a disagreement over where to put the italics.
But if it was all about italics, I wouldn’t be writing this.
I tend to agree with whoever I listened to last on these sorts of questions.
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