Friendship in evolution

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Adama
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Friendship in evolution

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How does evolution resolve friendship? Presumably if a person is not from your immediate tribe, or isnt a relative, he should be your enemy, not your friend, because he is a competitor for resources.

How does evolution resolve friendship?
A good man is above pettiness. He is better than that.
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Re: Friendship in evolution

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Very good thread, not sure why it's not attracting more posts. I agree with Ghosts, cooperation between individuals of a species (as opposed to "homo homini lupus", "dog eat dog" behaviour) is not against biology at all.

Very few species can survive, let alone build something remotely useful or lasting for the future generations, if the focus of their existence is mere self-preservation. At the very least, there is a strong protection instinct towards the female(s) he has chosen for mating, and then the offspring.
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