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Originally Posted by BrianTheMick2
That is precisely where he went wrong. The social animal revolution trumps genes anthroporphic genes.
I'll take care of the family dog over you. (No offense intended, of course - you are in the top 15% of Internet dudes I'd totally save if it weren't a bother)
Sure.
Or... as mentioned by Chezlaw, 'the social animal' is only as such, due to selfish gene influences. For example, negotiating whether to kill the family dog, because he is too loud at night, or whether to kill the tribe idiot because he's doing weird things with the dog, would likely necessitate some sort of social interaction.
Its perhaps more a matter of preference, when both narratives arrive at the same conclusions.
I'm just hesitant to quickly dismiss the work of someone whose thought about these issues far longer than we have.