A Little Sunday Happiness For You Bible Belters

[Blackleaf]

"with advantageous behaviors being passed on while disadvantageous behaviors die off." ... but what is advantageous, depends on context, not on abstract social philosophy (E O Wilson).  So in most societies, this is why theft, assault and murder are prominent ... because they are successful in context.

I am both amused and horrified ... by stories of Evangelical Christian students standing up in class contradicting the teacher and trying to "convict" the teacher of their sins.  I would flunk such a student for ill discipline ... not for their beliefs.  But then I respect my elders, and expect some respect in return (at least if it is my profession to teach).

This is why diversity often exists, both in biology and in behavior. Context determines what traits are advantageous and when. Sometimes just the overabundance of one leads to an increase of desirability in another.