Article: The Haphazard, Conflicted Brain: The Bioevolutionary Basis of Contradictory Reasoning
Article: The Haphazard, Conflicted Brain: The Bioevolutionary Basis of Contradictory Reasoning - Why are there not more critical thinkers? Some fault the educational system. Others blame mass media entertainment. Others blame advertising which intentionally discourages critical thinking. But what if the problem is also bio-evolutionary conflict between the ancestral and the deliberative brain? Is there a biological basis for lack of critical thinking? Is there a bio-evolutionary basis for the vulnerability to propaganda?
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