Got Milk? How Freedoms Evolved From Dairying Climates.

Area of Science:

• Evolutionary Anthropology
• Cultural Evolution
• Human Genetics

Background:

• The origins of cultural evolution and encultured freedoms remain largely unknown.
• Understanding the deep historical roots of autonomous individual choice is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

• To illuminate the evolutionary pathways leading to encultured freedoms.
• To investigate the role of historical factors, including climate and genetics, in shaping societal values.

Main Methods:

• Analysis of diverse data sources across 108 Old World countries.
• Tracing a sequence from ancient climate patterns to modern encultured freedoms.
• Examining the historical link between lactose tolerance and resource availability.

Main Results:

• Lactose tolerance historically peaks under two distinct climate conditions.
• A specific climate-linked lactose tolerance variant correlates with industrial resources and modern freedoms.
• A gene-culture coevolutionary model is proposed, linking climate, genetics, and freedom.

Conclusions:

• Ancient climate and lactose tolerance are significant factors in the evolution of encultured freedoms.
• A novel thermo-hydraulic theory of freedoms is introduced, emphasizing gene-culture coevolution.
• The study provides insights into the deep historical origins of autonomous individual choice.