Evolution of the Mind: 4 Fallacies of Psychology

Some evolutionary psychologists have made widely popularized claims about how the human mind evolved, but other scholars argue that the grand claims lack solid evidence.

The author and several other scholars suggest that some assumptions of Pop EP are flawed: that we can know the psychology of our Stone Age ancestors, that we can thereby figure out how distinctively human traits evolved, that our minds have not evolved much since the Stone Age, and that standard psychological questionnaires yield clear evidence of the adaptations.

By David J. Buller (Scientific American)

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Future mind: are computers radically changing the way we think?

We live in a world mediated by flickering screens. But do ‘people of the screen’ think fundamentally differently to ‘people of the book’? What will the brain look like in generations to come? Eminent neuroscientist Baroness Susan Greenfield paints an apocalyptic picture of an identity lost, and cognition fundamentally compromised, forever stuck in the sensory chaos of early childhood.

Interview with Susan Greenfield (All in the mind: ABC Radio)

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Mind, Nature, and Evolution: Is it Matter or Spirit?‎

What drives the evolution of life?‎

Most people associate mind and intelligence mainly with humans and only marginally with other highly evolved animals. We tend to regard humankind as separate from the rest of nature, a different order of being. In pre-modern times this was not so.

By Willie Maartens

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Doubting Darwin: Debate Over The Mind’s Evolution

A century and a half after Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution, some still doubt its ability to explain the emergence of human beings and other forms of life.

These days, some Darwin skeptics are focusing on the human brain. They say a higher power must be involved; otherwise, how could a bunch of cells produce such complicated mental processes as consciousness or subjective experiences? How could something like free will be the result of evolution?

By NPR

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The Quantum Apocalypse

The Quantum Apocalypse Video

Lifting of the veil, to uncover the true nature of one’s self, to penetrate the surface of reality, the disclosure of hidden information, escaping the traps of lingusitic contructs, the evolution of consciousness, awakening of perception to the mysteries which lie beyond the ordinary range of human knowledge.

Boosting Brainpower

Living in the world of today has its advantages. No longer do we need to rub sticks together to get that camp fire going. No sharpening of stone and  metal  weapons to ensure the spear splices through the flesh of an unsuspecting wild boar, or dinosaur for that fact. Oh how things have changed from what we have been told is the historical truth of our evolution.

By Suppee (Triond)

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