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Decoding the Gurus
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Lineage Selection, Lineage Competition - Is That What the Book Is Saying?
Brett has his own theories concerning evolution. They're not entirely well fleshed out anywhere but ma and i have listened to him discuss what he refers to as lineage selection, in other places, discussed explorer modes. And the sense that we've gotten, and olthe people have gotten, is that he presupposes a very taleological force behind evolution. He wants to seek out niches, and whenever a species becomes too stagnant, there's kind of like this force that will compel it forward. The rest of the book is just, i know how that applies to lots of different aspects of your life. It talks about sex and gender, where they get a bit of the culture wor
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