Sobre evolução cognitiva, espécie humana e ateísmo/On cognitive evolution, the human species and atheism

 Se considerarmos como marcos evolutivos as diferenças entre as espécies, quanto à capacidade de compreensão da realidade, diga-se quanto ao que é mais essencial à inteligência, a percepção, então, a percepção humana, que consegue ir muito além de uma perspectiva primária de adaptação e sobrevivência, por exemplo, prestando atenção ou tendo curiosidade sobre tópicos, a priori, não-essenciais, tal como as estrelas no céu, pode ser considerada um grande marco na escala evolutiva da cognição, e isso é particularmente verdadeiro para certas perspectivas, como a realidade da finitude, sobre "tudo" que existe, incluindo a vida, se se trata de perceber algo que parece impossível de ser notado e, especialmente, compreendido por outras espécies e que também apresenta uma importância suprema, justamente nesse sentido, de compreensão de mundo, da própria existência... 

Consequentemente, o ateísmo pode ser considerado uma expressão particular desta evolução cognitiva, de expansão do escopo perceptivo para muito além de uma perspectiva imediata ou limitada à adaptação e sobrevivência. Até porque, se, de acordo com o que tenho pensado e escrito sobre esse tópico, parece que existe uma relação intrínseca entre as crenças humanas que se baseiam em pensamento mágico, principalmente a crença religiosa, e o modus operandi de percepção de todas as outras espécies não-humanas, que eu denominei de autocentrismo, se se consiste em um nível muito básico de percepção de mundo, em que o ser vivo o percebe de maneira muito centrada em si mesmo, em suas próprias impressões (instintivas, emotivas...), ou de maneira definitivamente menos objetiva ou "impessoal". 

No entanto, essa superioridade cognitivo-evolutiva seria apenas específica ao ateísmo em si e não necessariamente a todos os ateus, se existem muitos que apresentam outros tipos, mais discretos ou não, de crenças baseadas em pensamento mágico. Pois essa superioridade é mais provável de ser plenamente verdadeira, pelo menos com base nessa linha de pensamento que tracei, para os ateus mais racionais e que também são os seres humanos mais racionais, por serem os mais realistas, que conseguem construir sistemas de crenças predominantemente baseados em evidências (fatos ou verdades objetivas) e ponderação analítica. Seria tal como comparar a evolução gradual de uma capacidade ao longo de uma linha evolutiva, desde se movimentar até a andar ereto ou voar, por exemplo. Então, teríamos, desde as formas de vida mais primitivas, dotadas de um nível muito primário de alcance perceptivo, até nós (e especialmente os mais racionais ou realistas), que podemos pensar e aprender sobre fatos ou verdades que estão muito além das nossas perspectivas mais primárias e imediatas de sobrevivência e adaptação, incluindo os mais derradeiros, como a igualdade da vida por sua essência e finitude. 

If we consider as evolutionary milestones the differences between species, in terms of the capacity to understand reality, that is, in terms of what is most essential to intelligence, perception, then human perception, which can go far beyond a primary perspective of adaptation and survival, for example, paying attention or being curious about topics that are, a priori, non-essential, such as the stars in the sky, can be considered a major milestone in the evolutionary scale of cognition, and this is particularly true for certain perspectives, such as the reality of finitude, about "everything" that exists, including life, if it is a matter of perceiving something that seems impossible to be noticed and, especially, understood by other species and that also presents a supreme importance, precisely in this sense, of understanding the world, of existence itself...

Consequently, atheism can be considered a particular expression of this cognitive evolution, of expanding the perceptive scope far beyond an immediate or limited perspective of adaptation and survival. Even because, according to what I have thought and written about this topic, it seems that there is an intrinsic relationship between human beliefs that are based on magical thinking, especially religious belief, and the modus operandi of perception of all other non-human species, which I have called self-centrism, if it consists of a very basic level of perception of the world, in which the living being perceives it in a very self-centered way, in its own impressions (instinctive, emotional...), or in a definitely less objective or "impersonal" way.

However, this cognitive-evolutionary superiority would only be specific to atheism itself and not necessarily to all atheists, if there are many who present other types, more discreet or not, of beliefs based on magical thinking. For this superiority is more likely to be fully true, at least based on this line of thought that I have outlined, for the most rational atheists, who are also the most rational human beings, because they are the most realistic, who can build belief systems predominantly based on evidence (facts or objective truths) and analytical consideration. It would be like comparing the gradual evolution of a capacity along an evolutionary line, from moving to walking upright or flying, for example. Then, we would have, from the most primitive life forms, endowed with a very primary level of perceptive range, to us (and especially the most rational or realistic ones), who can think and learn about facts or truths that are far beyond our most primary and immediate perspectives of survival and adaptation, including the most ultimate ones, such as the equality of life by its essence and finitude.

Sobre racionalidade e evolução/About rationality and evolution

 Em termos evolutivos, a racionalidade é, possivelmente, a expressão mais direta das melhorias significativas de inteligência que têm caracterizado a evolução humana, de expansão do seu escopo perceptivo, muito além das demandas adaptativas imediatas, tornando possível prestar atenção a elementos, fenômenos e comportamentos que não são primariamente essenciais para a sobrevivência individual ou de grupo, em outras palavras, de ser capaz de olhar para o mundo em que se vive de maneira imparcial e objetiva e podendo ampliar esse olhar para além dele. 

In evolutionary terms, rationality is possibly the most direct expression of the significant improvements in intelligence that have characterized human evolution, of expanding its perceptual scope, far beyond immediate adaptive demands, making it possible to pay attention to elements, phenomena and behaviors that are not primarily essential for individual or group survival, in other words, of being able to look at the world in which we live in an impartial and objective way and being able to expand this look beyond it.

The evolution of a species is the evolution of a matrix and the archaic-epigenetic variables that turn off the alternate reality sense of geniuses and wises

Genius among others (predominant) virtuosities tend to express himself fundamentally by their individuality.

The development of a species also constitutes development / enhancement of a mental centric culture, i.e., natural emphasizing / mechanically its own existential perspectives instead of reality itself or surrounding it. In other words, all species have a high latent inhibition when they met instinctively concentrated in their own natural way of life, interpreting the world in accordance with their respective  perceptive potential.

All forms of life have their respective matrix (instinctive cultures), ie the idiosyncratic and limited range of their minds regarding the perception of reality that surrounds us. Therefore, the evolution of a species reverberate both in the evolution of a matrix, secure, full of certainties retained its perceptive potential and not in relation to perceptual absolute, maximum degree of perception. And this process obviously tends to give firstly at collective level. That is, the macro-scale, even humans, all species evolve by this orchestrated manner as was visually exemplified above.

The human species is unique because of its extreme evolutionary capacity, comparatively speaking, that is, his intelligence. The defining characteristic / separates humanity is  amplified self consciousness, or delayed potential instinctive response. Between thinking and acting, we can reflect our thoughts and change our actions. But most of our species remains subdued by macroevolution or 'evolution of the masses''. We belong to the masses, we are their shape and their movement. We are, on average, hybrids with conscious and sub/inconscious will, which is not by reflective thought, but by instinct. In micro-scale experience, we, as individuals, are the bottom of the phenomenological hierarchy of evolution and / or adaptation. We received the sub / or unconsciously, all evolutionary guidelines, and this proves partially that the  complete free will is an illusion. We are overwhelmed. We are involuntary heirs, products, fruits. And we reflect with great realism our natural dispositions to mass behavior.

But not all humans are synchronized toward the anthropocentric world, our natural matrix, where perhaps many if not all human behavior can be predicted with great accuracy margin.

The sense of 'individuality', caused by changes of epigenetic nature, even during the formation of the fetus, or even, as in the conception of life, has a key role in many of the most powerful phenomena of the human mind, as the genius and wisdom.

Again with the held literary metaphor of the classic '' Brave New World '', where we can see represented clearly the differences between the more cognitively intelligent human types regarding those who are the most intellectually smart, respectively, the types '' alpha and beta '', and the perceptual / existential outliers.
The mental capacity of the alpha and beta types, is mainly cognitive nature, that is manifested based on the potential for seizing / learning tasks that are designed to support the civilizations where they live.

The mental capacity of outliers / perceptual existential outsiders, is based primarily on critical-analytical thinking or perception, relating closely with the wisdom, or the basis for all kinds of cognition that characterize human mental diversity.

Perceptive / existential outliers/outsiders, because of their epigenetic nature, is very likely to inherit various biological defects, which together with high capacity critical and analytical thinking, will make them more disconnected from the collective trance and orchestrated that is the human matrix, anthropocentrism, which diversifies in various cultural expressions wherever the human animal is living.

The filter of the reality of this type is virtually nonexistent, making him prolific in his ability to perceive truisms or trample details that go unnoticed by the common people and are often identified as' creative insight ''. They see the reality, in fact, while much of the people, including alpha and beta types, the most cognitively intelligent, tend to see personalized versions (which will be in accordance with its bio-cognitive class or subgroup) of reality .


The alternative sense of reality which produces all types of mass behavior, or behavior induced by bio-cognitive similarities, will disconnected in more wandering minds in all its organic composition, precisely because of these mutations more than make them transcend rule and be able to see it in a privileged perspective. The relationship between genius, among others virtuosity and mental disorders is significant, especially when we are dealing with existential-perceptual genius, because it is a burden, a lot to see, understand a lot more than others. Moreover, the essential / fundamental existential doubt, that terrifies us all, because whe are naturally aware of it, will be made even more realistic for most intellectually prodigious minds, with the place / common product melancholy.

The righteous are realistic, individual (and not necessarily individualistic), honest and / or sincere


... And most of his insights are derived from the fact that they can see as well. In other words, most human evolutionary transgression is not to lock himself inside a bio-cultural bubble centric, but precisely to burst any '' alternative reality '' and begin by observing and living on site all the phenomenology that involve ourselves, and submitting ourselves to your whims.

We all have mental or thought and action that will be constant patterns. As I've talked superficially in earlier texts, the reactions may be largely instinctive, emotional '' or '' rational (usually, we are mostly reactive hybrid, but will tend to be usually unilateral responses / emphasized for one of three types) .

Sincerity and honesty are not exactly the same thing, because while the sincerity manifests itself without the need for an empathetic approach, honesty will be made irreducibly through thinking about the other, the shared instinct / reflected (or life guard's instinct yourself and the next) and sophisticated.

However, the sincere will be more likely to understand the reality of what the honest, or one that has a disposition / natural / behavioral gift for this kind of reaction. The wise among other virtuous tend to be both.


A '' simple '' perception of reality can make you more creative and wise, realize that the '' simple '' act of begin by impersonal truth however balanced / harmonic way, it consists of a differential that qualitatively separates the spectrum of virtuosity and other human exceptionalities from collective / common landscape, orchestrated, predictable, binary and adaptively psychotic, those who despise reality / truth or can not understand it.