The myth of inborn genius
2023-09-28 11:09 I perceive genius as exceptional ability in one’s profession.  Francis Galton claimed this to be hereditary.  In addition to the time period’s primitive knowledge of heritability there is a great weakness in his claim.
Why the race concept is not meaningful
2023-09-27 11:01 I perceive talk about “human races” as if they are believed to have sharp borders.  Within the “races” people are supposed to be genetically homogenous.
What chattel slavery meant in practice
2023-09-22 12:13 There seem to be some confusion between indentured servitude and chattel slavery.  Slaves are called “indentured servants” and indentured servants are called “slaves”.
Why treat sexuality as an evil option?
2023-09-18 10:51 Christian Fundamentalists have a tendency to label normal human sex drive evil.  I think this idea was originally made up by individuals seeing no possibility of ever getting sex themselves.
Progress is possible
2023-07-14 13:09 The countries I see as Western are mostly found in Europe.
How things got worse for some during industrialisation
2023-07-07 12:54 I have previously explained the upbringing conditions applying to many agrarian state societies.  One would think it got better when the Western world started to industrialize.  Certainly, the average started to rise.
The discontinued maturation of the lower classes
2023-06-13 13:27 Have you thought about why very small children put everything in their mouths?  It is not because they think everything can be eaten.  Instead, it is an instinct to teach them the properties of objects as fast as possible.
Why ill will is a myth
2023-04-14 13:13 I don’t think ill will exist because I can’t see it filling any evolutionary function.  So why would humanity have it to a lager or lesser degree?  Egoism, anger and revenge fills evolutionary functions.
In defence of migrationism
2023-03-24 11:41 This is not about promoting migration.  Instead, this is about migration as explanation for the spread of agriculture.  Historically this idea has been associated with racism.
Which differences there are evidence for
2023-03-22 13:55 I have previously pointed out that human nature is the same everywhere.  This of cause does not mean we have not evolved at all.  Naturally there are differences in physical characteristics between different parts of the world.