> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 5 evergreens, 1 source</em></s> #### [[Human behavior is selective]] Many people hold human thought in a place above all other behavior in animal or computer kind, but [[Intentionality is not separate from functionality]]. Just because we have [[consciousness]] and feelings of [[free will]], does not mean that [[Humans are a product of evolution]] is false, or that our thoughts are not the result of millennia of [[human evolution]]. In fact this only makes our behavior more rational, as we can look to all elements of our environment, and not just some hard to define [[qualia]], for influences of [[human behavior]]. > [!quote]- > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#^298292979]] > > <cite>[[David Sloan Wilson]]</cite> This is explained by:: [[Evolution can create systems capable of natural selection]]. In a way human intentionality and decision making is the crown jewel of [[natural selection]], ^[[[Natural selection is a designing agent]]] working on an iteration of milliseconds vs generations. It's evolution was key in [[Greater cooperation and communication has lead to the success of humans as a species]] as our increased ability to process thought and select behavior based of it was key in allowing us to outcompete other species. > [!quote]- > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#^298292978]] We can also apply this [[framework]] to [[unconscious]] thought, and see how this explains:: [[Our brain actively inhibits us from processing repressed emotions]] and [[Our ego is our subconscious defense of our self]]. > [!quote]- > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#^292936687]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SPROUT *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[human behavior]], [[Cultural Evolution]], [[functionalism]] #### References > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#^292936692]] A "[[Darwin machine]]" being a machine that produces results via rounds of variation, selection, and inheritance. > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#^298292984]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#^298292974]]