chimp empathy & morality, sans religion (Frans De Waal)

[jakem1tanker]

Until they rip your face and hands off lol

[palerider1775]

This angers atheists? Where the fuck did that reporter get that idea?!

[ignatei]

@palerider1775 Because he said religion could be useful for reinforcing morality.

[vaaggasje]

It's Vinny's dad!

[Suuuperelaxed]

lol

why are they so surprised about that thesis^^

[PRHILL9696]

The Human animal can learn a lot from the non-human animals when it comes to morality that is for sure. From what I have seen of religion they have even more to learn about morality

[Aikwood666]

How the fuck does this anger anyone other then religius nutJobs?

[TheWeeaboo]

lol american one liner at the end. ''one biologist with a theory that angers both the atheist and the faithfull'' 

[nrokasgnop]

I don't understand why anyone should become angry. What is, is!

[MisterDoctorE]

Morality based on religion is false

[bozzutoman]

How does this theory anger atheists? My personal disregard for religion and rejection of its presumed authority does not mean I wish to abolish it from human culture.

[numberninteynine]

How is this morality? They said right in the video, if the chimp wouldn't have shared, there would probably be an uprising.

[bozzutoman]

@numberninteynine — I think the capuchin monkey experiment is the more demonstrative display of simian morality. There is no chance of reprisal from the other monkey, yet the chooser selects the token that feeds them both.

[pseudogenesis]

@numberninteynine Morality is displayed in the fact that the primates of both species eventually chose to help the others.

And an uprising is not conducive to immorality, does that make the revolutionary war immoral on the colonist's part? Or the bloodless coup in Russia? After years of opression, they just wanted a new life.