Human nature’s dark side helped us spread across the world

[A51Watcher]

New research by an archaeologist at the University of York suggests that betrayals of trust were the missing link in understanding the rapid spread of our own species around the world.



...She suggests that as commitments to others became more essential to survival, and human groups ever more motivated to identify and punish those who cheat, the 'dark' side of human nature also developed. Moral disputes motivated by broken trust and a sense of betrayal became more frequent and motivated early humans to put distance between them and their rivals.

According to Dr Spikins, the emotional bonds which held populations together in crisis had a darker side in heartfelt reactions to betrayal which we still feel today. Larger social networks made it easier to find distant allies with whom to start new colonies, and more efficient hunting technology meant that anyone with a grudge was a danger but it was human emotions which provided the force of repulsion from existing occupied areas which we do not see in other animals.

Full article at -

http://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2015/research/human-dispersal-moral-disputes/

[A51Watcher]

And so, The Hermit was born.

[A51Watcher]

It's certainly no wonder then that 200,000 people signed up for the one way mission to Mars.

[robomont]

isnt like a third of the world kin to ghenghis kahn?
so raping and multiple wives is the way to immortality?

[robomont]

search calhoun rat experiment.chills

[COSMO]

I think this theory could explain a lot!

I do note the difference between what we were taught in school and the forensics reconstruction to give us a true picture of Neanderthal.  No!  They DID NOT look like us as we have been taught.  Frightening blokes!

I think it explains our drive to create weapons and other social behavior that we exhibit as a species.  It makes perfect sense to me.  Recent theories suggest Neanderthal may have lived until 20,000 years ago...or are they still here???

THEM+US

How Neanderthal predation created modern humans by Danny Vendramini



http://themandus.org/

Cosmo