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Re:Drinking While Jurying by manarth on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @03:15PM (#14141969) 

  Empathy for the people living with us is the reason why we all left the wild
Archaeological records indicate empathy amongst neanderthals [1]. It's been with us a while.

[1] http://www.evoanth.net/2012/04/26/caring-neanderthals/

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Re:Drinking While Jurying by John23832 on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @03:36PM (#14142152)
I hope you understand that's what I meant. We're not just running around as individuals, we formed groups and society because of empathy. Neanderthals weren't loners.
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