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Why Religion Keeps Evolving, with Robin Dunbar
Intelligence Squared
The Great Heresy in Evolutionary Biology
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The idea of group selection is a controversial theory in evolutionary biology, says Grate. Co-operative hunting by set of big preditors like hyenas or lions can bring down much bigger animals than they could if they hunted on their own,. So the group itself provides benefits, but it's not the level at which evolution uccurring. Those benefits feedback down to the individuals. The problem with co operation is, you know, it involves the infamous problem that somebody else pays the cost for you and you double benefit.
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