>evolutionarily unnecessary Grieving is an evolved response to nomadic group species, so we didn't leave useful or closely related members behind; In their ab

>evolutionarily unnecessary Grieving is an evolved response to nomadic group species, so we didn't leave useful or closely related members behind; In their absence we feel compelled to 'search' for them, or be near their carcass. Its interesting how this evolved impulse has been adapted into ritual by our developing ability to understand mortality; But its not really special in any self-awareness kind of sense.