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What makes people altruistic – footnote: The selfish gene is dead

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And anyone who believes in it is a fool.

Further to What makes people altruistic?:

Your news writer is waiting in a blizzard for a ride to provide free help someone whose gene pool unrelated to hers – who simply needs help. Period.

Why is anyone trying to explain it in Darwinian terms?

Help understanding the psychology of Darwin’s followers is appreciated.

Many human beings do not apparently think like them. But we do think it our duty to try to understand.

See also: evolutionary psychology