Is civilization hindering our evolution?

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The discussion centers on the idea that human civilization has deviated from a simplistic survival routine of eating, drinking, sleeping, and reproducing. One viewpoint suggests that this deviation is a "derailment," implying a negative shift from a natural state. However, another perspective argues that humans have evolved to embrace complexities beyond mere survival, indicating that this evolution is a natural progression rather than a departure from it. The conversation highlights the tension between viewing human advancements as unnatural versus recognizing them as a higher level of functioning within the natural order.
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we as humans derailed from the one true path in my mind: eat,drink, sleep, reproudce, repeat. civlasation has kept us from evolving becuase it is revearse, we don't adapt for our enviorment, we adapt our environment to us
 
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These seem to be two separate thoughts. I'm just going to deal with the first one.

"we as humans derailed from the one true path in my mind: eat,drink, sleep, reproudce, repeat. "

Yes, the path we chose is called "being more than an animal". We realized, with our new brains, that there is more to us than what you list.
 
"Derailed" ? You make it sound "unnatural".

For the naturalist, is not everything we do a higher level functioning of the natural order of things?
 

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