Is ‘Do Unto Others’ Written Into Our Genes?


	Is ‘Do Unto Others’ Written Into Our Genes?

sam.reckoner

9-18-2007 7:57 AM

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psychology, religion, morality, evolution

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9-18-2007 10:31 PM

neochonetes

Very interesting hypothesis...there are animal models for this.

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