[lbo-talk] M. Parenti joins the New Atheists?

[Chris Doss]

Doesn't this statement kind of contradict the whole of evolutionary psychology, since morality and empathy presumably evolved as a way of perpetuating the selfish gene?

----- Original Message ----
From: Andy <andy274 at gmail.com>

I remember an interview with him where he says (to paraphrase) that
it's to humans' credit that we've developed morality and empathy to
the point that we can overcome evolutionary pressures and not be
slaves of selfish genes.  Whether you agree with that point or not, it
has a whiff of solidarity.

Calling him a rightist sounds like a new way of expressing being upset
with what he says.

-- 
Andy

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