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Comment author: [deleted] 15 February 2013 02:19:26AM 0 points [-]

I brought up the common knowledge thing just because it seems to contradict the idea that a strong urge to correct others could have been particularly adaptive.

Not all beliefs would be direct common knowledge.

People still had gods and group identities and fashions to disagree about.

On the other hand, I actually can't see any quick reason it would be adaptive either.