my idea is that they say they don’t like evolution because of the past, they don’t want to think of themselves as the offspring of apes - but of course it’s really about the present and the future, they don’t want to know that it’s them making the broken, futureless human nature, they don’t want to break cycles and have to absorb the abuse of their childhood and never “get their power back” (Alice Miller’s language) from their children.
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My . . . thorough acceptance of evolution tells me that’s exacty what they have to do, but I haven’t been able to convince one of them, let alone all of them. They seem to think they have the freedom to believe whatever they want.
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Me, coming back with my bullshit, more Human Nature blather 💜
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when you believe in a nasty human nature, then you end up saying things like wealth and privilege makes people monsters, because they have been allowed to be their natural monster selves and haven’t faced any negative consequences for it.
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It sounds OK, but it’s not, this is your causality? A GOOD life makes you evil? And so what, abuse makes you good? At best it’s sour grapes, they got the money but we got morals, I get it - but take another logical step, what if there were a worldly cause for evil and not a mythological one, and you’re missing it, not even looking for it?
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Are we endorsing abuse? While the wealthy abuse everyone, we agree, it’s good for us, but we just want to point out that it would be good for the rich too?
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