There’s a certain strain of progressive thought, going back over 150 years, that connects these seemingly unrelated ideas:
- Blank slate: human genetics are trumped by environment
- Born Good: humans are good in their natural state and socialized to be violent
- Equitable: humans naturally want to be equal
These positions have varying degrees of scientific support but all of them are highly contested and at least partially wrong. Horgan in his article is interesting in that all of his attacks support progressive opinions and none of them go after that group’s sacred. This indicates he is a member of a tribe he is not aware he is in.
- Blank slate: human genetics are trumped by environment
- Born Good: humans are good in their natural state and socialized to be violent
- Equitable: humans naturally want to be equal
These positions have varying degrees of scientific support but all of them are highly contested and at least partially wrong. Horgan in his article is interesting in that all of his attacks support progressive opinions and none of them go after that group’s sacred. This indicates he is a member of a tribe he is not aware he is in.