"Hey Bill Nye, Is Human Empathy an Evolutionary Advantage?" #tuesdayswithbill
A young Norwegian has a burning question about evolution and human feelings. Is it only our bodies that evolve, or do our emotions adapt to the world, too? Do you want to ask Bill a question...
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Hi Bill. This is Trym from Norway. I was wondering how come we’re empathetic? Is it normal for species to be – I was just starting to read about Richard Dawkins stake on it. I was wondering how you would explain it? I love the way you explain things by the way. Thanks. You said your name with an accent that I will interpret Trym I believe your name is? Trym, tack for your question. Thank you for your question. This is cool. So why are we empathetic? Just consider what a tribe of humans would be like without empathy, without ability to feel what someone else is feeling, without an ability to see it from another person’s point of view. It probably wouldn’t be a very successful tribe. You wouldn’t take care of each other. You probably wouldn’t divi...
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Hi Bill. This is Trym from Norway. I was wondering how come we’re empathetic? Is it normal for species to be – I was just starting to read about Richard Dawkins stake on it. I was wondering how you would explain it? I love the way you explain things by the way. Thanks. You said your name with an accent that I will interpret Trym I believe your name is? Trym, tack for your question. Thank you for your question. This is cool. So why are we empathetic? Just consider what a tribe of humans would be like without empathy, without ability to feel what someone else is feeling, without an ability to see it from another person’s point of view. It probably wouldn’t be a very successful tribe. You wouldn’t take care of each other. You probably wouldn’t divi...
