ALTRUISM = Altruistic behavior varies directly with the emotional and biological proxy of the individual/group to the human in question (as the object(s) of his/her altruistic action) and is indirectly attributed to biological tendencies as basic as the "sacrifice of one for the well-being of all" in terms of survival of the fittest. RELIGION = Religion, as with similar institutions, continues to exist as long as it enhances the genetic fitness or performance of the practitioners. HOPE = Human nature presents a world of possibilities that, when viewed through the lens of sociobiology, argues for its exploration in a synthesis of science and humanity in order to give birth to a new age of man.
Altruism: Altruism can be soft-core, in which the individually actually acts in his or her own interest, thus facilitating survival; or it can be hard-core, in which the person acts seemingly out of pure selflessness, but is in reality operating out of a deeply rooted instinct to promote the welfare of the group.
Religion: Religion, an institution seemingly founded on a basis completely contradictory to biology, is a direct result, in fact, of our genetic makeup; it permits humans to partake in a group mentality, justifies fighting wars, and reinforces still other pursuits that have been proven to increase survival.
Hope: As knowledge of our biological history increases, people will have more power to influence the evolution of culture and society by knowingly implementing rules and structures that interact with our innate traits, creating either a world that celebrates our equal rights as human beings sharing the same gene pool, or disregards the scientific roots of our nature and fails to help us advance successfully.
Altruism: Self-sacrifice, as described by Wilson, is actually motivated by self-serving ideals and develops in humans by cultural conditioning rather than by genetics. But even through analysis, altruism remains a complex idea because of the "saints" that give of themselves freely.
Religion: Wilson writes that people create religion and gods as ways to enhance their lives and children's lives, and while religion may be far from genetic evolution, it is culturally evolving.
Hope: Wilson believes that as human nature progresses in scientific discovery, humanity will continue to improve because of new technology and a deeper understanding of sociobiology.
Altruism - Altruism is distinguished by ultimately selfish soft altruism and selfless hard altruism, but altruism as a behavioral characteristic promotes kin survival.
Religion - All cultures contain some form of religion, religions may unify societies with a common bond, and religions compete with other religions in a form of natural selection.
Hope - Diversity in the human gene pool is imperative, universal human rights should be recognized, and sociobiology has potential to reveal much more on inherent human behavior.
Altruism: goes against the biological fight for survival, putting others before oneself in it's 'hard' form. soft altruism suggests selfishness.
Religion: religious belief is, for lack of a better phrase, built in to human behavior. belief in god, a higher being, etc, will not go away with scientific discovery. though it is willing subordination of individual to a group, religion is necessary to evolution.
Hope: preservation of the human gene pool will become priority. a new ethic-through the necessary fusion of the social sciences and biology, humanity will better be able to understand human behavior, and reap the benefits of said understanding.
Altruism-There are two types of altruism: soft-core and hard-core and people fluctuate between the two extremes depending on a person's cultural motivations.
Religion-Religion is inescapable in society because we as humans need to feel connected to eachother in a group mentality and it has come to evolve over time culturally.
Hope-As humans begin to understand and explore the sociobiology and biology of the past and present, they will continue to make strives in these areas and advance society.
Altruism- The degree to which a person displays altruism is more determined culturally than genetically; we all have the potential to be "hard-core" altruists but rarely exhibit those traits except when protecting or helping family.
Religion- The creation of religion is a natural and uniquely human behavior that allows humans to gather together and look to a higher power for guidance, though Wilson claims that religion does not exist.
Hope: Sociobiology and the need to continue the genetic diversification of the human race bodes well for humanity; humans will continue to develop intellectually as we begin to understand ourselves and our genetic makeup.
Altruism: 2 Types- Hard-core altruism consists of selfless actions with no outcome of one's personal gain and has become less prominent than soft-core altruism; which has become less about heroism and more about acting in ones own benefit.
Religion- Almost all civilizations were naturally and instinctively led to the beliefs of religion, connecting civilizations together leading towards fitness based on faith.
Hope- A merge of the sciences and the humanities will lead to the inevitable facts of life, but will also propel western civilization past the 19th century.
Altruism: True altruism, generosity without reward, is very difficult to achieve because regardless of one's actions, there is always a form of reward; however "hard core altruism" can be achieved only through very close relatives; similarly compassion is self serving because it can be conformed to anyones' beliefs and interests. Religion: Religion is unique to humans and has become a driving force in communities because it unites them and has a primal sense of power that creates a spiritual strength that science lacks. Hope: Hope will drive the want for an ideal family or person thus propelling scientists to develop technology that will give us the ability to control what genes appear in future generations.
ALTRUISM- Selflessness is a culturally acquired trait that is categorized as either soft-core (self -sacrifice) or hard-core (for the community).
RELIGION- The belief in a higher power or god is an ineradicable part of human behavior that further encourages genetic fitness and survival against other groups.
HOPE- The continuation and conservation of the variation of human gene pool is a necessary and essential principle that prolongs the future of the human race.
Altruism; can either be self serving or not, and over the years has become part of human nature as a mechanism encouraging reproduction.
Religion has evolved as a societal mechanism encouraging communal behavior, and though in the past it served also to explain things which science would not, it will not disappear in the future as although unprovable as it may be people will still continue to believe in god.
Hope: When the social sciences and biology merge it will usher in a new age where we can make smarter decisions based on human good rather then purley genetic motivations as such things like war will be minimalized
ALTRUISM: Is a trait that is dependent on your environment, there are two categories of altruism: soft core (which is self sacrifices) and hard core (which benefits the community/society as a whole).
RELIGION: Although Wilson argues that religion is not real, presents it in a way that suggests that it is a human trait created to give societies a figure to look to for guidance.
HOPE: Humanity/Society will ONLY improve because of technological advances and a better understanding of sociobiology.
Altruism Humans have an innate sense to be charitable, yet every charitable action is motivated by a human's selfishness, i.e. "What will I get out of this."
Religion Faith barely exists in modern day religion, rather, religion serves to give mankind a "purpose" to live as well as justification for any sort of manipulation having to do with economics, culture, war, etc.
Hope Humankind's future is based around the furthering of the human gene pool, diversity in the gene pool so to not create any isolated, detrimental illnesses that would threaten the continuation of mankind, and the recognition that all human's have certain inalienable rights.
ALTRUISM = Altruistic behavior varies directly with the emotional and biological proxy of the individual/group to the human in question (as the object(s) of his/her altruistic action) and is indirectly attributed to biological tendencies as basic as the "sacrifice of one for the well-being of all" in terms of survival of the fittest.
ReplyDeleteRELIGION = Religion, as with similar institutions, continues to exist as long as it enhances the genetic fitness or performance of the practitioners.
HOPE = Human nature presents a world of possibilities that, when viewed through the lens of sociobiology, argues for its exploration in a synthesis of science and humanity in order to give birth to a new age of man.
Altruism: Altruism can be soft-core, in which the individually actually acts in his or her own interest, thus facilitating survival; or it can be hard-core, in which the person acts seemingly out of pure selflessness, but is in reality operating out of a deeply rooted instinct to promote the welfare of the group.
ReplyDeleteReligion: Religion, an institution seemingly founded on a basis completely contradictory to biology, is a direct result, in fact, of our genetic makeup; it permits humans to partake in a group mentality, justifies fighting wars, and reinforces still other pursuits that have been proven to increase survival.
Hope: As knowledge of our biological history increases, people will have more power to influence the evolution of culture and society by knowingly implementing rules and structures that interact with our innate traits, creating either a world that celebrates our equal rights as human beings sharing the same gene pool, or disregards the scientific roots of our nature and fails to help us advance successfully.
Altruism: Self-sacrifice, as described by Wilson, is actually motivated by self-serving ideals and develops in humans by cultural conditioning rather than by genetics. But even through analysis, altruism remains a complex idea because of the "saints" that give of themselves freely.
ReplyDeleteReligion: Wilson writes that people create religion and gods as ways to enhance their lives and children's lives, and while religion may be far from genetic evolution, it is culturally evolving.
Hope: Wilson believes that as human nature progresses in scientific discovery, humanity will continue to improve because of new technology and a deeper understanding of sociobiology.
Altruism - Altruism is distinguished by ultimately selfish soft altruism and selfless hard altruism, but altruism as a behavioral characteristic promotes kin survival.
ReplyDeleteReligion - All cultures contain some form of religion, religions may unify societies with a common bond, and religions compete with other religions in a form of natural selection.
Hope - Diversity in the human gene pool is imperative, universal human rights should be recognized, and sociobiology has potential to reveal much more on inherent human behavior.
Altruism: goes against the biological fight for survival, putting others before oneself in it's 'hard' form. soft altruism suggests selfishness.
ReplyDeleteReligion: religious belief is, for lack of a better phrase, built in to human behavior. belief in god, a higher being, etc, will not go away with scientific discovery. though it is willing subordination of individual to a group, religion is necessary to evolution.
Hope: preservation of the human gene pool will become priority. a new ethic-through the necessary fusion of the social sciences and biology, humanity will better be able to understand human behavior, and reap the benefits of said understanding.
Altruism-There are two types of altruism: soft-core and hard-core and people fluctuate between the two extremes depending on a person's cultural motivations.
ReplyDeleteReligion-Religion is inescapable in society because we as humans need to feel connected to eachother in a group mentality and it has come to evolve over time culturally.
Hope-As humans begin to understand and explore the sociobiology and biology of the past and present, they will continue to make strives in these areas and advance society.
Altruism- The degree to which a person displays altruism is more determined culturally than genetically; we all have the potential to be "hard-core" altruists but rarely exhibit those traits except when protecting or helping family.
ReplyDeleteReligion- The creation of religion is a natural and uniquely human behavior that allows humans to gather together and look to a higher power for guidance, though Wilson claims that religion does not exist.
Hope: Sociobiology and the need to continue the genetic diversification of the human race bodes well for humanity; humans will continue to develop intellectually as we begin to understand ourselves and our genetic makeup.
Altruism: 2 Types- Hard-core altruism consists of selfless actions with no outcome of one's personal gain and has become less prominent than soft-core altruism; which has become less about heroism and more about acting in ones own benefit.
ReplyDeleteReligion- Almost all civilizations were naturally and instinctively led to the beliefs of religion, connecting civilizations together leading towards fitness based on faith.
Hope- A merge of the sciences and the humanities will lead to the inevitable facts of life, but will also propel western civilization past the 19th century.
Altruism: True altruism, generosity without reward, is very difficult to achieve because regardless of one's actions, there is always a form of reward; however "hard core altruism" can be achieved only through very close relatives; similarly compassion is self serving because it can be conformed to anyones' beliefs and interests.
ReplyDeleteReligion: Religion is unique to humans and has become a driving force in communities because it unites them and has a primal sense of power that creates a spiritual strength that science lacks.
Hope: Hope will drive the want for an ideal family or person thus propelling scientists to develop technology that will give us the ability to control what genes appear in future generations.
ALTRUISM- Selflessness is a culturally acquired trait that is categorized as either soft-core (self -sacrifice) or hard-core (for the community).
ReplyDeleteRELIGION- The belief in a higher power or god is an ineradicable part of human behavior that further encourages genetic fitness and survival against other groups.
HOPE- The continuation and conservation of the variation of human gene pool is a necessary and essential principle that prolongs the future of the human race.
Altruism; can either be self serving or not, and over the years has become part of human nature as a mechanism encouraging reproduction.
ReplyDeleteReligion has evolved as a societal mechanism encouraging communal behavior, and though in the past it served also to explain things which science would not, it will not disappear in the future as although unprovable as it may be people will still continue to believe in god.
Hope: When the social sciences and biology merge it will usher in a new age where we can make smarter decisions based on human good rather then purley genetic motivations as such things like war will be minimalized
ALTRUISM: Is a trait that is dependent on your environment, there are two categories of altruism: soft core (which is self sacrifices) and hard core (which benefits the community/society as a whole).
ReplyDeleteRELIGION: Although Wilson argues that religion is not real, presents it in a way that suggests that it is a human trait created to give societies a figure to look to for guidance.
HOPE: Humanity/Society will ONLY improve because of technological advances and a better understanding of sociobiology.
Altruism
ReplyDeleteHumans have an innate sense to be charitable, yet every charitable action is motivated by a human's selfishness, i.e. "What will I get out of this."
Religion
Faith barely exists in modern day religion, rather, religion serves to give mankind a "purpose" to live as well as justification for any sort of manipulation having to do with economics, culture, war, etc.
Hope
Humankind's future is based around the furthering of the human gene pool, diversity in the gene pool so to not create any isolated, detrimental illnesses that would threaten the continuation of mankind, and the recognition that all human's have certain inalienable rights.
alturism- this discusses the idea that humans are innately selfish.
ReplyDeletereligion- this chapter says that religion gives humans a purpose and a reason for continuing.
hope- another way to find purpose and to keep on keeping on