Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright hinges on the point of evolutionary psychology as he and others understand it: all life forms seek to perpetuate their DNA, i.e., survive so that they can procreate. This means that human beings in the 21st century carry within them distinct and powerful feelings about their needs for mates, for allies, for food and shelter, for a good reputation…and for children. And these feelings–which Wright proposes drive us more forcefully than our rationality–tend to distort our perceptions, leading to the suffering caused by jealousy, envy, greed, gluttony, fears large and small, and what […]