Have you ever noticed that we become very generous on the holiday season to their friends, and family? After the new year, however, we go back to our normal self-centered selves. Is this hypocrisy? Not at all, says evolutionary anthropologist Michael Gurven.
...he argues that giving to others is a fundamental part of human nature — but so is being selective about who we give to, and under what circumstances. Therefore a “season of giving” makes perfect sense.
That’s especially true at this time of year, when the air is filled with familiar melodies of carols proclaiming peace and goodwill.
Full article over at The Current.
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