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Through the evolutionary process, those who are able to engage in social cooperation of various sorts do better in survival and reproduction.

Humans are distinguished from other species by a massive brain that enables us to imagine a future and influence it by what we do in the present. By using experience, knowledge and insight, our ancestors recognized they could anticipate dangers and opportunities and take steps to exploit advantages and avoid hazards.

Animals have genes for altruism, and those genes have been selected in the evolution of many creatures because of the advantage they confer for the continuing survival of the species.

As a social primate species, we modulate our morals with signals from family, friends and social groups with whom we identify because in our evolutionary past, those attributes helped individuals to survive and reproduce.

Growing up human is uniquely a matter of social relations rather than biology. What we learn from connections within the family takes the place of instincts that program the behavior of animals; which raises the question, how good are these connections?

I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it's a very poor scheme for survival.

The information that is passed from person to person and from generation to generation is the primary factor that gives humans a competitive advantage over other animals.

Evolution is an indispensable component of any satisfying explanation of our psychology.

Natural selection has duped us with an emotion that encourages group thinking. It is an emotion that makes us act as if for the good of the group; an emotion that brings pleasure, pride, or even thrills from coordinated group activity.

Along with our many human propensities, we evolved a huge cerebral cortex with which we make decisions.