ClaimsSteven Pinker

“A natural conclusion is that this shows that humans are not a group-selected adaptation which capitalizes on opportunities to make sacrifices for the common good.”

Steven Pinker 18 June 2012 The False Allure of Group Selection (Edge.org) archived copy

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A natural conclusion is that this shows that humans are not a group-selected adaptation which capitalizes on opportunities to make…

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Steven Pinker, “A natural conclusion is that this shows that humans are not a group-selected adaptation which capitalizes on opportunities to make…” (said 18 June 2012). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_6e8aebd274cb, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_6e8aebd274cb

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