Re:Parasites Are Everywhere. Why Do So Few Researchers Study...
by thaumasiotes on Thursday August 01, 2024 @01:19PM
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> Ancestral humans shared territory with leopards, and children were vulnerable
For a long time I've been interested in the fact that children are afraid that, if they are left alone, they will be eaten by monsters.
In the ancestral environment, this is absolutely true. But the belief is obviously innate and not learned. What's interesting is that the innate belief is correct in the details, as opposed to being something that is not necessarily true but nevertheless produces the correct behavior.
For a long time I've been interested in the fact that children are afraid that, if they are left alone, they will be eaten by monsters.
In the ancestral environment, this is absolutely true. But the belief is obviously innate and not learned. What's interesting is that the innate belief is correct in the details, as opposed to being something that is not necessarily true but nevertheless produces the correct behavior.