Religion may have become a codification of morality, and it may fortify it, but it's not the origin of it.

If you want to design a successful human society you need to know what kind of animal we are. Are we a social animal or a selfish animal? Do we respond better when we're solitary or living in a group?

Religion may have become a codification of morality, and it may fortify it, but it's not the origin of it.

Perhaps it's just me, but I am wary of any persons whose belief system is the only thing standing between them and repulsive behavior.

When it comes to social interaction, the chimpanzees appear to be just as intelligent as we are.

The possibility that empathy resides in parts of the brain so ancient that we share them with rats should give pause to anyone comparing politicians with those poor, underestimated creatures.

If I were God, I'd work on the reach of empathy.