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A review by frogfixture
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker
5.0
One of the ideas from this book that has influenced my thinking:
In conversation with biologist Donald Symons, Pinker imagines what might happen if two people hypothetically had identical genetic interest in their offspring. Would their relationship be one of romantic bliss? Symons says no. If their genetic interests were identical, there would be no evolutionary advantage to the feeling of love. "Heart cells and lung cells don't need to fall in love to get along." The result would not be love, but "mindless physiology."
In conversation with biologist Donald Symons, Pinker imagines what might happen if two people hypothetically had identical genetic interest in their offspring. Would their relationship be one of romantic bliss? Symons says no. If their genetic interests were identical, there would be no evolutionary advantage to the feeling of love. "Heart cells and lung cells don't need to fall in love to get along." The result would not be love, but "mindless physiology."