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In reply to the discussion: A 7-Eleven owner caught a teen thief. Instead of calling 911, he asked him why [View all]Kind of Blue
(8,709 posts)48. Yeah, what you've said is true. The point that I'm driving is
that kindness is biological, deeply rooted in our evolution as a species. I wish I had a documentary link handy that disproved the myth of competition among early hominids killing each other off. Fortunately people with above-average tendencies for hatred are not the norm, otherwise I don't think we'd be conversing now. Again, kindness is not a cultural construct. But as Perseus says, "It is unfortunate that the bad people make all the noise."
Here's Keltner talking about his kindness research findings.
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A 7-Eleven owner caught a teen thief. Instead of calling 911, he asked him why [View all]
Demovictory9
Apr 2019
OP
a cpl years ago i saw a teen with a back pack blantently filling it with food..
samnsara
Apr 2019
#1
Unfortunately, though, our capitalist 'primacy of the shareholder' doctrine
PatrickforO
Apr 2019
#45
I've always noticed all small kids share. They have to be taught to be selfish and ...
marble falls
Apr 2019
#24
I'm the oldest of eight kids and a slew of cousins. Add to it my own having held onto being ...
marble falls
Apr 2019
#30
My kids and I grew uo together, in this case the kids really were the parent of the man.
marble falls
Apr 2019
#50
I was a good dad. I learned from the best dad of all, my step-dad. It's the one accomplishment ...
marble falls
Apr 2019
#54
A very sane concept. But goes against greedy capitalism/libertarianism which seems to rule.
erronis
Apr 2019
#32
Yes, most people in the U.S. wth the surname Singh are Sikhs, and feeding people is an essential
Tanuki
Apr 2019
#18
You and I are on the same page, my friend. We did not make this choice, but
PatrickforO
Apr 2019
#26
When I was in the second grade, living in govt multi housing units, a neighbor stole our car.
Karadeniz
Apr 2019
#29
The "greatest country in the world" where people go hungry, in the middle of the farm belt.
lindysalsagal
Apr 2019
#40