Kindness? Compassion? Empathy? We would be a species of sociopaths without those, unable to coexist even in a little herd. No wonder how deep those traits are b

Kindness? Compassion? Empathy? We would be a species of sociopaths without those, unable to coexist even in a little herd. No wonder how deep those traits are baked into the mammal brain, they are great for collective survival. We cannot comfort the departed, but we would likely confort someone close instead.