Re:The cave divers who went back for their friends
by scythe on Monday May 09, 2016 @01:58PM
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It's worth pointing out that The Selfish Gene is kind of old, and is by no means the last word on evolutionary biology.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_selection#Group_selectio...
>Since the 1990s, group selection models have seen a resurgence.
How can you explaing phenomena like this withouth group selection? From selfish gene point of view, a brain that is even capable to think about risking life to fetch dead body of friend* should be strongly selected against.
* (and therefore some individuals might act on it very occasionally)