You’ve probably heard it about a thousand times. People telling you that if you don’t conform to one belief system over another that your sense of morality is skewed. You’ve probably heard people say that animals don’t think like we do, and that they have no sense of morality either. An individual’s gut may tell them so, but science is painting a different picture.
According to Researcher Frans de Waal, animals absolutely do have a natural sense of humility, fairness and compassion. It’s the same instinctual drive that inspires us to be good, decent, caring people. Unfortunately, centuries of promoting narcissism, green and self-interest has made these qualities more difficult to find in humanity.
The above TED Talk is a fascinating one to watch. We learned a lot from it. You might too.
