Do You Think Our Advanced Mathematics Is an Envolved Trait?

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Joseph williams: Is there some adaptive advantage to having much more mathematical ability than a cat has? Richard casdan says, i have a serious problem with the way people always seem to talk about simulation theory. They generally say that the universe is 13 billion years old and therefore there is plenty of time for civilizations to grow up to the point that they can build simulations.

Welcome to the May 2022 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). I take the large number of questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable size — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!

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