Humans may not be as hardwired for violence as we thought
New research from the University of Lincoln, UK, is questioning a long standing idea about the evolutionary roots of human violence. The findings suggest that everyday aggression does not necessarily build toward deadly conflict.
Published in the international journal Evolution Letters , the study indicates that mild aggression and lethal violence may have developed through different evolutionary processes. That distinction adds a new layer to the long-running debate over whether violence is an inherent part of human nature.
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