Costly sentiments like guilt persist because they confer evolutionary gain
Evidence
No animal behaves in the same way irrespective of conditions. Nor, of course, do humans. Departures from the norm are not necessarily pathologies generated by abnormal conditions. They may well be highly adaptive responses to particular ecological conditions. — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 443 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Genetically evolved sentiments can motivate action against self-interest; Current behavior need not reflect past evolutionary competition; Ancestral-calling logic forces immorality to be preserved across generations (+4 more)
Related
- Current behavior need not reflect past evolutionary competition (similarity 0.89)
- Genetically evolved sentiments can motivate action against self-interest (similarity 0.88)
- Behavioral departures from norms can be adaptive responses (similarity 0.83)
Broader Connections
- Genetically evolved sentiments can motivate action against self-interest
#expands(0.90) - Current behavior need not reflect past evolutionary competition
#qualifies(0.80) - Ancestral-calling logic forces immorality to be preserved across generations
#corroborates(0.75) - Behavioral departures from norms can be adaptive responses
#corroborates(0.75) — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 443