So for you guilt is less of a signal in and of itself but the origin of your modified-behavior signal? Several others have raised the point of guilt as an evolutionary facilitator and it makes sense to me that individuals who self-corrected due to a guilt response would be the most socially accepted and thus most likely to procreate. The shoulder-angel doesn’t need to be there if the behavior remains the same as if it had been.
It makes sense to me that individuals who self-corrected due to a guilt response would be the most socially accepted and thus most likely to procreate.
So for you guilt is less of a signal in and of itself but the origin of your modified-behavior signal? Several others have raised the point of guilt as an evolutionary facilitator and it makes sense to me that individuals who self-corrected due to a guilt response would be the most socially accepted and thus most likely to procreate. The shoulder-angel doesn’t need to be there if the behavior remains the same as if it had been.
It makes sense to me, too.