Current behavior need not reflect past evolutionary competition

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 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Costly sentiments like guilt persist because they confer evolutionary gain; Darwinian evolution does not entail that animal life is ruthlessly competitive — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 236; Behavioral departures from norms can be adaptive responses — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 443

Related

• Behavioral departures from norms can be adaptive responses (similarity 0.90)
• Costly sentiments like guilt persist because they confer evolutionary gain (similarity 0.89)
• Animal and human behavior is highly contingent on circumstance (similarity 0.85)
• Parental effort allocation evolves to track changed conditions (similarity 0.82)
• Genetically evolved sentiments can motivate action against self-interest (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Behavioral departures from norms can be adaptive responses #expands (0.78) — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 443