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Bonobos are exactly as close to us as chimpanzees (by descent). Maybe the “default“ human behavior, independent of the last x thousand years of culture, is clos
by rflrob 3y ago
Bonobos are exactly as close to us as chimpanzees (by descent). Maybe the “default“ human behavior, independent of the last x thousand years of culture, is closer to one or the other, but I don’t think there’s a good a priori reason to assume that we are “naturally” more chimp-like than bonobo-like.
- emporas 3y agoI agree. Maybe the same variations between chimps and bonobos are exhibited between humans. So some of us are more like chimps, while others more like bonobos. Ancient Greeks said that "In peace, we are the best of the animals, in war, we are the worst".