Do we have political free will? Where does the fanatical passion for democracy, communism, feminism, and religion come from? Why are presidents and imams, popes and dictators—and their followers—so obsessed with their political and religious beliefs?
Is there a biological value in how people think?
Likewise, do bias and conflict, which continue to rule the world, have inherent value?
And above all, why does our desire for democracy, equity, and freedom eventually result in some sort of stifling socialism?
Using a number of new disciplines, like cognitive psychology, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and behavioral genetics, Dr. James Lahde provides plausible answers to these questions. He asserts humans are stuck with a genetic hardware that addicts humankind to political ideologies along liberal and conservative lines. And the result is a never-ending struggle between and within tribes for ideology supremacy.
Lahde also claims the trend is nothing new, just part of a long-term, ongoing, bio-scheme whereby humans use their highly evolved cognitive skills to toughen the species; but, tragically, the process is extremely troublesome for those fighting daily battles—especially when it comes to politics and religion.