Thoughts: Sex & violence, sure…but there’s more, much more of what we do best

One of the pieces that’s often left out of discussions about Darwin’s thought, which often (in western society) centres on the “survival of the fittest” mantra, is that he also made the case that people, tribes, and groups that work together can thrive, not just survive.

Agustin Fuentes, an anthropology professor, says the urges to pursue sex and violence are basic parts of being human, but they are not the key to humanity’s evolutionary success.

Check this out. It’ll lift you up, about our possibilities.