“We also know, of course, that human beings are not perfectly rational calculators. Our behavior and decisions are based on a mixture of calculation, emotions, and internalized norms, with calculation often a minor component of the cocktail.” MindEmotionTheoryLogicRationalHomo Sapiens Book:Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth Source: Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth
“...science is not only about building carefully-constructed theories that explain general phenomena. It is also, and primarily, about distinguishing good explanations from bad ones. This is where traditional history has been deficient. Historians have created, and continue to create, new explanations, but they are not in the business of testing them with data.” FactsScienceHistoryEvolutionLogicDataCliodynamics Book:Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth Source: Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth