ClaimsSteven Pinker

“it is dubious both in theory (since it is hard to see how it could evolve given the built-in advantage of protecting the self and one's kin) and in practice (since there is no evidence that humans have such a trait).”

Steven Pinker 18 June 2012 The False Allure of Group Selection (Edge.org) archived copy

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it is dubious both in theory (since it is hard to see how it could evolve given the built-in advantage of protecting the self and one's…

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Steven Pinker, “it is dubious both in theory (since it is hard to see how it could evolve given the built-in advantage of protecting the self and one's…” (said 18 June 2012). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_9f7c4c895fc4, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_9f7c4c895fc4

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