AlericB
You bring up interesting points. I'd suggest that 'evolution' has ' provided ' us a mechanism in what we call the neocortex. Although with all things scientific no matter how advanced our understanding at any current moment , 'we' are sort of just scratching the surface , yeah ?
Thanks to the many functions of the neocortex we have philosophy , a guide to action that can assist us even in the midst of bewilderment, eh?
We can vary the scope of any 'philosophy' , set principles and aim to adhere to them .
As long as I keep the caveat that all my philosophies need to have their principles amenable to new facts, I will have a better chance of success
For me , my alcohol philo is "Don't"
with the proviso that my AV will always make it more complicated, I have yet to find a new fact that would alter following the principle of my philo "Don't" still covers IT