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In reply to the discussion: Are you a Doomer™? [View all]OKIsItJustMe
(19,938 posts)34. Who says the Enlightenment is not Evolution?
It would appear that social behavior is selected for.
http://www.hbes.com/about/journal.php
http://www.ted.com/talks/frans_de_waal_do_animals_have_morals.html
Frans de Waal: Moral behavior in animals
Empathy, cooperation, fairness and reciprocity -- caring about the well-being of others seems like a very human trait. But Frans de Waal shares some surprising videos of behavioral tests, on primates and other mammals, that show how many of these moral traits all of us share.
Empathy, cooperation, fairness and reciprocity -- caring about the well-being of others seems like a very human trait. But Frans de Waal shares some surprising videos of behavioral tests, on primates and other mammals, that show how many of these moral traits all of us share.
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Actually I was suggesting that the Age of Enlightenment was a product of our evolution
OKIsItJustMe
Apr 2012
#36
Try a morality that's a little more complex and problematic than altruism.
GliderGuider
Apr 2012
#52
You claimed (upstream) “Morality is a learned trait that is passed on through teaching”
OKIsItJustMe
Apr 2012
#57
He managed drunk and disorderly Captain Americas and Mad Scientists essential to the war effort...
hunter
Apr 2012
#59
I'm an alarmist, though partially a doomer I still think something can be done.
joshcryer
Apr 2012
#40