Morality

Interesting article from NY Times...

Scientist Finds the Beginnings of Morality in Primate Behavior

And two interesting quotes:

"Religion can be seen as another special ingredient of human societies, though one that emerged thousands of years after morality, in Dr. de Waal’s view."

“The profound irony is that our noblest achievement — morality — has evolutionary ties to our basest behavior — warfare,” he writes. “The sense of community required by the former was provided by the latter.”

Is it because I am interested in these things that I "come across" this stuff more and more lately, or is there a lot of research going on out there??? Ties in beautifully with my "Mythologies of War and Peace" post...