This does not actually speak to the utility of such instincts to individuals. Rather, it indicates their utility the gene bundle, by increasing the genes’ probability of propagating. A tribe that stole from itself would not get very far through time.
This does not actually speak to the utility of such instincts to individuals. Rather, it indicates their utility the gene bundle, by increasing the genes’ probability of propagating. A tribe that stole from itself would not get very far through time.
Yeah, but group selection doesn’t make a very big difference, as discussed in The Tragedy of Group Selectionism.