sealchan
Well-Known Member
...but for ensuring the adaptability of the individual organism to its environment.
I had this thought this morning and it struck me as having some potential gold in it so I thought I would start a forum thread with it.
We might think that the primary purpose of our brains is to obtain knowledge so that we might understand "the truth". But what if that is a side effect of the brain's real purpose...to be able to model reality well enough such that an individual can effectively adapt to as wide a range of conditions as possible and make choices that promote survival?
What would be the effective difference, if any? Would logic or rationality be the primary or sufficient tool needed for the later case?
I had this thought this morning and it struck me as having some potential gold in it so I thought I would start a forum thread with it.
We might think that the primary purpose of our brains is to obtain knowledge so that we might understand "the truth". But what if that is a side effect of the brain's real purpose...to be able to model reality well enough such that an individual can effectively adapt to as wide a range of conditions as possible and make choices that promote survival?
What would be the effective difference, if any? Would logic or rationality be the primary or sufficient tool needed for the later case?