[Razz Barry]

Tomasello believes that “shared intentionality evolved very early in the human lineage,” according to a recent article in The New York Times. Perhaps, “in order to survive, people were forced to cooperate in hunting game or gathering fruit.”1 However, while this theory is feasible from the evolutionary perspective, no evidence is offered to support it. No other animal needs or uses the uniquely human capacities for cooperation to hunt or find food successfully, so it stretches credulity to claim that successful hunting must have hinged on a cooperation that depended on unwritten rules of behavior.

Pods of killer whales and dolphins cooperate in hunts, so do lions and wild dogs. Chimps cooperate in hunts to capture monkeys to eat.

[GodGunsGuts]

He said “uniquely human capacities for cooperation.” Are you saying that chimps and whales employ *uniquely human* capacities for cooperation???

[demshateGod]

Thanks for posting something that actually refers to the article. It’s a strong argument too. Others can better argue against your point. I just wanted to commend you for actually adding something to this debate while most the evos just try to flame in order to get GGG’s post banished to Religion.

I’m not being sarcastic either.