Causal explanation needed beyond ‘learned’

labeling something as “learned” does not provide an explanation; it is simply a description that environmental input changes the organism in some way.

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  • “Learned from society” is incomplete
    • Ignores evolved learning mechanisms that channel/constrain what is learnable
    • Begs the question: Why are humans predisposed to learn certain values?
    • Fails to explain convergence
  • Learned not vs evolved

    Learning requires evolved psychological adaptations.

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