[ExI] Clark abstract

Harvey Newstrom mail at harveynewstrom.com
Thu Jan 10 03:22:23 UTC 2008


Lee Corbin wrote:
> Keith writes
> 
>> Which brings up a recursive point.  What is the
>> evolutionary origin of the reluctance in some
>> groups to make reference to ethnic or cultural
>> groups?
> 
> Why ask for an EP explanation of a very recent *fashion*?
> Throughout most of history there has been little or no
> reluctance to discuss group differences.

Lee makes an excellent point.  People believing in EP tend to try to use it
to explain every psychological behavior.  Some of them, such as this recent
phenomenon, don't have their roots in evolution.

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Harvey Newstrom
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