epiphany #3 in the next thing

humans are functionally all the same, and vary only in superficial ways. how varied one human looks from another (say a Dane and an Papuan), they are functionally identical when considered as organisms (homo sapiens) and any differences are related to context (geography/environmental pressures). humans are bound by the basic requirements that they have as (social) organisms, with inifinitely more in common than not.

human behavior is organism behavior, and any distinction is a human construct. all behavior derives from the basic requirements that humans have as organisms, and is therefore functional (even if the function is not readily evident). organisms consist of systems of systems and are these are automatically governed by the sustaining of those systems. all behavior orginates and evolves in context. when behaviors are removed from original context the functionality can be impacted.

perceived differences between humans are supported by cognitive architectures that humans have developed as a result of their evolution as social organisms through selection (see self-domestication). these include natural categorizing mechanisms that aid in survival and allow for cooperative behaviors, but also manifest as artificial constructs to aid in the competition over resources. the existence of these constructs are deeply ingrained in populations of “like” groups, resulting in an unconscious facility in differentiating members of one’s like group from those of members of another.

Last updated November 24, 2020