"Very simply, within groups selfish individuals in the process of natural selection win over others. Between groups, the group of altruists beats the selfish individuals. I'm afraid what made us human is the group selection that engendered social intelligence based upon selection between groups competing in an agreed cooperation, innovation, and intelligence of their members and, above all, the ability of the individuals to cooperate and to create a social environment conducive to efficient action even at the cost of individual genetic selection." -- E.O. Wilson
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