> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 2 topics, 5 evergreens, 2 sources</em></s> #### [[Cultural evolution is not confined to the slow process of genetic evolution]] > It is unfortunate that [[evolution]] is so often associated with genetic evolution, a slow process that gives the impression of an incapacity for change over the time scales that matter most to living people struggling with their problems. > > <cite>[[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral|Darwin's Cathedral by David Sloan Wilson]] </cite> Through [[Cultural Evolution]] we can look at [[human behavior]] through the lens of [[Evolution]]. While this is just another [[Most problems cannot be significantly understood through a single framework|framework for us to use]], it can provide accurate prediction and help us to understand the complex problems of group dynamics from on a worldwide and historical scale. It is easy to see how much faster [[Cultural Evolution]] can move when we look at it's fundamental unit of change, the cultural mutation. > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#293875896q]] Compared to the generational unit of change of [[genetic evolution]], [[belief]] can be passed almost instantaneously, which leads to:: [[Social order is built off of a shared belief in an imagined reality]] This is part of:: [[Greater cooperation and communication has lead to the success of humans as a species]]. ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/GREEN *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[human behavior]], [[social order]], [[Cultural Evolution]], [[Evolution]] #### References ![[Darwin's Cathedral by David Sloan Wilson#citation]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#^298292986]]