How did social behavior evolve?
Page 146 keyword social. How did social behavior evolve? In early civilization the world was very sparsely populated and people banned it together in small groups for protection for from predators and to help each other with food and friendship. Like other groups, the Jews wandered in the desert. Is population density increased, the second stage kicked in which is an adaptation for navigating and managing the increasingly populated social world. yet this large increase in population as not resulted in large increases of crimes such as killing cheating or stealing. Which brings us to think about our social interactions and how our mental life is codependent upon others. How do we live by the moral and social rules that we live by that other people live by? Are the rules learned or are they innate or both? What abilities do we have to navigate all this that we daily face and how did they get there. Are we rational beings living by a set of personal roles or their group dynamics at play? .
— from Takeoff Into Chaos · Who's in charge? By Michael gazaniga