Convergent cultural evolution refers to the phenomenon where distinct cultures independently develop similar traits, practices, or technologies over time. This convergence occurs despite differences in geographical location, historical context, or cultural background. It's a concept often observed in anthropology and sociology.
Wow, the Hindus and Christians both developed the watchmaker analogy to represent the dive. What a unique example of Convergent Cultural Evolution.
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A historical model tracing how humanity's ultimate authority figure has evolved: from Polytheistic gods (multiple, chaotic, like Greek myths), to Monotheistic God (one, absolute, providing universal order, like in Christianity/Islam), to the modern "gods" of Science & Atheism (where logic, data, and human reason are the new sources of dogma). Jiang argues each stage centralizes more abstract and powerful control over human thought and morality. The current "Age of Science" is just another religion with its own priesthood (academics), heretics (climate deniers), and promise of salvation (technological utopia).
Example: "Religious Power Evolution Theory says wokeism is the new monotheism: there's one original sin (oppression), a clear devil (the racist/sexist), a path to salvation (allyship), and an inquisition (cancel culture). It's not science; it's theology with a sociology degree."
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Get the Religious Power Evolution Theory mug.The application of Critical Theory to evolutionary biology and related fields—examining how evolutionary stories reflect social values, how they've been used to justify hierarchy, and how they might be told differently. Critical Theory of Evolutionary Sciences asks: Why do we emphasize competition over cooperation? How have evolutionary explanations been used to naturalize patriarchy, racism, or class inequality? Could evolution be told as a story of mutual aid, plasticity, and possibility? It doesn't deny evolution but insists that evolutionary narratives are never just science—they're also stories, and stories have politics.
"They say competition is natural—look at evolution. Critical Theory of Evolutionary Sciences asks: look at all the cooperation in nature, too. Why emphasize competition? Because it serves capitalist ideology. Evolution happened, but the stories we tell about it reflect our values. Critical theory insists on telling different stories—stories of solidarity, not just survival of the fittest."
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Get the Critical Theory of Evolutionary Sciences mug.The application of Critical Theory to evolutionary psychology—examining its assumptions about human nature, its methods for inferring ancestral environments, and its political implications. Critical Theory of Evolutionary Psychology asks: Are evolutionary stories just-so stories? Do they naturalize contemporary social arrangements? How does evolutionary psychology handle cultural variation? Whose interests are served by claims that patriarchy, violence, or greed are "evolved"? It doesn't deny evolution but insists that claims about our evolutionary past must be scrutinized for evidence, alternative explanations, and political context.
"They claim men are naturally aggressive—therefore patriarchy is natural. Critical Theory of Evolutionary Psychology asks: what's the evidence? How much cultural variation? Could the same data support different stories? Evolution happened, but the stories we tell about it reflect our present, not just our past. Critical theory examines the politics behind the prehistory."
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