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Atheists & Agnostics

Act_of_Reparation

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1. I've never been particularly impressed with the "hard wired" argument, no matter the subject.

Reply to onager (Original post)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 10:02 AM

Jun 2016

Too often the arguments are really just unsupported post-hoc rationalizations for bad behavior... nevermind that the whole genetic determinism thing is just one big naturalism fallacy.

We aren't hard-wired to wear shoes, but we do. And I'd argue wearing shoes is better than not wearing shoes. Anyone who has tried to cross a gravel parking lot barefoot on a hot summer's day would probably agree.

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New Book - No, we're not hard-wired for belief. [View all] onager Jun 2016 OP

I've never been particularly impressed with the "hard wired" argument, no matter the subject. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2016 #1

Well, what we're "hard-wired" for is to look for agency in everything. trotsky Jun 2016 #2

Steven pinker talks about the evolutionary edhopper Jun 2016 #3

What we are hard-wired for Curmudgeoness Jun 2016 #4

That's going on the request list at our local library! progressoid Jun 2016 #5