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Frans De Waal Quotes

We are territorial, power-hungry and even more brutal than chimpanzees Picture Quote #1

Very ancient parts of the brain are involved in moral decision making Picture Quote #1

The whole reason people fill their homes with furry carnivores and not with, say, iguanas and turtles, is because mammals offer something no reptile ever will. They give affection, they want affection, and respond to our emotions the way we do to theirs Picture Quote #1

Understanding the need for religion is a far superior goal to bashing it Picture Quote #1

Dogmatists have one advantage: they are poor listeners Picture Quote #1

Female bonobos form a strong sisterhood. They rule through female solidarity Picture Quote #1

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Future benefits rarely figure in the minds of animals Picture Quote #1

Male bonobos really don’t fit the human male ideal Picture Quote #1

Science is not inherently good Picture Quote #1

The sturdiest pillars of human morality are compassion and a sense of justice Picture Quote #1

Empathy as a complex emotion is different. It requires awareness of the other person’s feelings and of one’s own reactions. The appropriate reaction may not be to cry when another person cries, but to reassure them, or even to leave them alone Picture Quote #1

The original form is the contagion of fear and alarm. You’re in a flock of birds. One bird suddenly takes off. You have no time to wait and see what’s going on. You take off, too. Otherwise, you’re lunch Picture Quote #1

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We are territorial, power-hungry and even more brutal than chimpanzees (Frans De Waal Quotes) Very ancient parts of the brain are involved in moral decision making (Frans De Waal Quotes) The whole reason people fill their homes with furry carnivores and not with, say, iguanas and turtles, is because mammals offer something no reptile ever will. They give affection, they want affection, and respond to our emotions the way we do to theirs. (Frans De Waal Quotes) Understanding the need for religion is a far superior goal to bashing it (Frans De Waal Quotes) Dogmatists have one advantage: they are poor listeners (Frans De Waal Quotes) Female bonobos form a strong sisterhood. They rule through female solidarity (Frans De Waal Quotes) Future benefits rarely figure in the minds of animals (Frans De Waal Quotes) Male bonobos really don’t fit the human male ideal (Frans De Waal Quotes) Science is not inherently good (Frans De Waal Quotes) The sturdiest pillars of human morality are compassion and a sense of justice (Frans De Waal Quotes) Empathy as a complex emotion is different. It requires awareness of the other person’s feelings and of one’s own reactions. The appropriate reaction may not be to cry when another person cries, but to reassure them, or even to leave them alone (Frans De Waal Quotes) The original form is the contagion of fear and alarm. You’re in a flock of birds. One bird suddenly takes off. You have no time to wait and see what’s going on. You take off, too. Otherwise, you’re lunch (Frans De Waal Quotes)