It seems the human brain is pre-wired to react strongly to inequality. I was just thinking that ants and bees have highly stratified social structures that are quite different in terms of responsibility and danger. I wonder, if humans didn’t have this brain circuitry, would we have ever claimed a universal distribution of inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?

Thursday, February 25th, 2010 @ 9:20 am Science
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