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In this blog post, we will examine whether animal cooperative behavior is instinctive or a survival strategy designed by genes.   Darwin presented the revolutionary theory of evolution to the academic world in his book On the Origin of Species. Since then, numerous scholars have studied evolutionary theory and expanded upon it through various experiments and theoretical discussions. As a...

In this blog post, we take an interesting look at the social impact of altruism and selfishness through the theory of birds of a feather flock together.   When watching TV, we often see businesspeople who have embezzled huge sums of money receiving only light punishments and continuing to live luxurious lives. On the other hand, altruistic people who care for and help others often seem to...

In this blog post, we explore the causes of rape across cultures from the perspective that rape may not be mere violence, but an evolutionary instinct.   Is rape an adaptation? Before addressing this issue, the following must be understood. By arguing that rape is an adaptation and natural selection, I am not claiming that rape is a rational or legal act. This is because even if the...

In this blog post, we will examine why religion still has influence in the long-standing conflict between evolution and creationism, and the scientific validity of intelligent design.   Evolution and creationism have been in conflict for a long time, since Darwin first proposed the theory of evolution 150 years ago. The emergence of evolution was a huge shock to both the scientific and...

In this blog post, we will look at rape from the perspective of evolutionary adaptation and explore the conflict between ethics and instinct.   Most people have heard of the term “evolution,” but few understand it well. Some believe it to be a theory that competes with creationism in explaining the origin of life, and it is common to hear parents tell their children, “That monkey is our...

In this blog post, we will examine whether evolution is “progress” that improves life, or simply an accumulation of changes in response to the environment.   The oldest living organisms found by humans are prokaryotes discovered in stromatolites in Australia that are 3.5 billion years old. However, today’s Earth is home to not only prokaryotes but also a wide variety of organisms with...

In this blog post, we will look at the changes that automobiles have brought to human civilization, from the advent of steam-powered cars to self-driving cars.   The development of transportation means that can efficiently and quickly move materials and people has accompanied the development of human civilization to this day. Since the invention of the wheel by the Sumerians around 3500 BC...

In this blog post, we will examine why altruistic behavior occurs in humans and animals from an evolutionary perspective, focusing on the repetition-reciprocity hypothesis.   There are many altruistic people in the world. Such behavior clearly benefits others, but in many cases, the person who performs the act receives no reward or even suffers a loss. A typical example of altruistic...

In this blog post, we will examine the evolutionary significance of altruistic behavior through the “costly signaling hypothesis.”   A long time ago, in Seogyo-dong, Seoul, South Korea, a tragic incident occurred in which the late An Chi-beom saved the lives of all his neighbors from a fire but lost his own life. He was trying to escape the fire but was worried about his neighbors who were...

In this blog post, we take an in-depth look at whether sacrificing for the community is really a loss, through the lens of human nature’s pursuit of profit and the free rider problem.   We often hear that we must “live right” in life. Over the long period of time that humans have lived in communities, it has naturally been important to maintain cohesion within the group in order to...