Act Quote by Mark Pagel

It is an emotion that makes us act as if for the good of the group; an emotion that brings pleasure, pride, or even…

— Mark Pagel

The real problem with natural selection is that it makes no intuitive sense. It is like quantum physics; we may intellectually grasp it, but…

— Paul Bloom

“The origin of the human condition is best explained by the natural selection for social interaction—the inherited propensities to communicate, recognize, evaluate, bond, cooperate,…

— Edward O. Wilson

Our own species evolved under the influence of group selection, as Darwin emphasized when he discussed the evolution of altruism.

— Elliott Sober

It is the ability to choose which makes us human.

— Madeleine L'Engle

In however complex a manner this feeling may have originated, as it is one of high importance to all those animals which aid and…

— Charles Darwin

The difficulty of looking at a system like natural selection if you have any sort of moral sense yourself, is almost what makes it…

— Paul Bettany

One reason that a truth and reconciliation process is needed for group selection is to return to the simplicity of the original problem and…

— David Sloan Wilson

The rabid opposition to group selection has now considerably subsided. In the process, the conceptual structure of evolutionary theory has become clearer, as have…

— Elliott Sober

Natural selection is not gene centrist and nor is biology all about genes; our comprehending minds are a result of our fast evolving culture.

— Daniel Dennett

Although humans inherit a biological bias that permits them to feel anger, jealousy, selfishness and envy, and to be rude, aggressive or violent, they…

— Jerome Kagan

The propensity to make strong emotional bonds to particular individuals [is] a basic component of human nature

— John Bowlby