There is no concept of “evil” or “crazy” in objective reality, but there is a concept of “people”. The quote reminds us that understanding human behaviour begins by accepting that people do what they do exactly because they are people—that is, instances of a very specific mental architecture forged by blind evolution in very specific circumstances on this specific planet.
There is no concept of “evil” or “crazy” in objective reality, but there is a concept of “people”. The quote reminds us that understanding human behaviour begins by accepting that people do what they do exactly because they are people—that is, instances of a very specific mental architecture forged by blind evolution in very specific circumstances on this specific planet.