| Re: Superstitions evolved to help us survive |
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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: Leon HoeneveldLeon Hoeneveld Date: Sep 13, 2008 03:47
Sir Frederick schreef:
> "Our brains are pattern-recognition machines, connecting the dots and creating
> meaning out of the patterns that we think we see in nature. Sometimes A really
> is connected to B, and sometimes it is not," he says. "When it isn't, we err in
> thinking that it is, but for the most part this process isn't likely to remove
> us from the gene pool, and thus magical thinking will always be a part of the
> human condition."
And once you have patterns recognized it is probable that you will see
mostly those patterns again.
Starting off with certain patterns will set you for life.
Superstition feeds on superstition. And it should be probable that in a
certain time you will make mistakes that prove to be fatal.
But then agian you could have already reproduced by then.
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