EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY: STEVEN PINKER

Pinker is an evolutionary psychologist, which means he believes that we can better deal with our problems because of what our ancestors have gone through before us. In other words we wouldn't be the same people today if it wasn't for our ancestors who went through it already. We are now better equipped because of them. He talks about kin selection, which explains why we care more about the people we are related to rather than just strangers. Trimmers said that we care about our brothers, sisters and parents because we share 50% of our genes with them. Each person shares 100% of their genes only with themselves and 50% with blood relatives. This is what makes human relationships unique. i don't want for myself what my brother wants for himself. this is what makes us different. If we did share 100% with blood relatives then would we be the same people we are today? Would we be better off or worse? How would that make us different in how we interact with others? CHAKS TAKE