Difference between revisions of "Biological Foundation of Culture"
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| − | Biology, however, exerts strict constraints on the timeframe of change. | + | Biology, however, exerts strict constraints on the timeframe of change. Cultural changes to basic human nature can only play out in biological-evolutionary time,and in some cases cannot play out at all. |
Revision as of 23:55, 20 February 2017
Elites assume there is no limit to the changes they can inflict on human nature.
In this, they are correct. There is no limit to the extent which conscious culture can change human nature.
Biology, however, exerts strict constraints on the timeframe of change. Cultural changes to basic human nature can only play out in biological-evolutionary time,and in some cases cannot play out at all.
