This lecture features evolutionary perspectives on 3 key issues related to the human mind: the overwhelming tendency for humans to have religious beliefs, the levels of human aggression that exist, and the strong proclivity to stigmatize fellow humans with physical and behavioral differences. We discuss the core human tendency to show prejudice, discrimination, and stigma toward those with different skin colors, national origins, or behavioral patterns than our own. Exclusion modules in our minds may have developed in order to prevent runaway social bonds.
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