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

Why not assume that our humanity, including the self-control needed for livable societies, is built into us? Does anyone truly believe that our ancestors lacked social norms before they had religion? Did they never assist others in need, or complain about an unfair deal? Humans must have worried about the functioning of their communities well before the current religions arose, which is only a few thousand years ago.

I'm personally a nonbeliever, so I'm struggling with if we really need religion.

Male bonobos really don't fit the human male ideal.

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.

Personally, I think it is possible to build a society that is moral on a nonreligious basis, but the jury is still out on that.

The primate laugh is given in playful contexts, and as such has a strong similarity to the human laugh.