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biology, cultures, emotions, evolution, fear, infanticide,
religion,, violence on April 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment » First
let me give opinions of an anthropologist and a biologist. ‘Our
emotions make us unique While human aggression is a naturally
evolved phenomenon we have in common with other animals, the
difference between human and animal violence comes down to the
complexity of the emotion driving it, said Elizabeth Cashdan
professor of Anthropology of Univ. of Utah in 2009. Aggression
in few animals goes beyond protecting one’s territory, mates,
offspring and food — there is some evidence that domestic dogs
and chimpanzees do hold grudges, said Carrier, a Biologist also
from Univ. of Utah — but human violence has evolved to stem from
less typical sources. “Humans are unique in the complexity of
their social relationships and their highly developed social
intelligence. Revenge and spite are quintessential social
emotions and so are not likely to b