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Evidence That Parasite Prevalence Predicts Authoritarianism (2013)

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Re: Evidence That Parasite Prevalence Predicts Authoritarianism (2013)

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So if the species is wiped out, it's evolution; and if it's not wiped out, it's evolution? Doesn't sound like science to me.

I'm no biologist, if you want high quality answers you'll have to go find one to ask. But I'm pretty sure you have some wrong ideas about how evolutionary biology works as a field. They observe reality and form theories that fit what they've perceived thusfar. They make predictions based on those theories. Subsequent discoveries can confirm their predictions, or confirmation may remain elusive. It works basically the…

I've learned through personal experience that it's not sufficient to discuss this with a professional biologist. I've found several biology PhDs ill prepared for this topic. I discovered that even at the PhD level some biologists take evolution on faith without having a decent understanding. I think it's much better to read books or view lectures created by specialists in the field specifically for the purpose of confronting evolution skepticism.

Re: Evidence That Parasite Prevalence Predicts Authoritarianism (2013)

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> If it dies off, does that contradict the theory because no evolution happened? Isn't some species dying off a pretty major component of what evolution is?

So if the species is wiped out, it's evolution; and if it's not wiped out, it's evolution? Doesn't sound like science to me.

I respect your skepticism, but I agree with catalogia in that I get the impression that you "have some wrong ideas about how evolutionary biology works"

Evolution is a fact, but many people's individual mental models of evolution are flawed. It's easy to remain unconvinced if you have a series of conversations with such people and successfully ferret out those flaws.

If you have the time for it, maybe now (covid stay at home) would be a good time to get on Amazon and take a deep dive into evolution and evolution denial?

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