> "From an evolutionary perspective, it's kind of perplexing that it even exists, because you're decreasing your own fitness on behalf of others," Melamed said. "And yet, we see it in bees and ants, and humans and throughout all of nature."
I find this concluding remark really amusing. Even after performing the experiment, the researcher still can't really fathom the possibility that his views should be reassessed.
If this behavior is present in humans and many other species, couldn't it simply be that in a more sophisticated way it actually increases fitness? Faced with these observations, shouldn't you maybe reassess your ideas about evolution?
I find this concluding remark really amusing. Even after performing the experiment, the researcher still can't really fathom the possibility that his views should be reassessed.
If this behavior is present in humans and many other species, couldn't it simply be that in a more sophisticated way it actually increases fitness? Faced with these observations, shouldn't you maybe reassess your ideas about evolution?