CalebFish

The reasons behind racism are kind of an interesting discussion. Racism is a difficult one for me to comprehend a reason for! I might have to think about that! I'm usually better at this... Maybe it's Tribal, and based on the fear of other tribes? I think racism probably relates to humanity's fear of anything different, which I'm sure is evolutionary too.

Celebrities weren't the only subject. They were an example. There are various other psychological and sociological things humans do. I think YdoaPs gave a good link, which I will look at soon.

Okay, I'm not really a science major (not yet), and I haven't done any school-related science study since highschool (only a bit in leisure time), so what I say may be a little bit like "old news". I'm here to learn more than anything. Now, my question in this thread is if you have considered the potential reasons behind things society does and people do in evolutionary terms? I'm pretty certain that everyone here has! Take, for instance, celebrity "worship". People consider celebrities "heroes" to them, which could easily relate to tribal leaders or war heroes in early civilization. Many celebrities are also activists, and many of the fans try to imitate them and follow them, just like they would tribal leaders. This would likely be a philosophical topic, of course. Or you can provide evidence that you have found elsewhere. -Caleb