Wednesday, September 28, 2011

NEANDERTHAL WOULD HAVE BEEN SHOCKED AT OUR BEHAVIOR

Fifty thousand years ago or maybe earlier our ancestors were caring for the sick, injured and elderly – sharing precious resources with members who could no longer produce.  If only we could say the same thing about modern Americans, some of whom now advocate a form survival of the fittest – or those who can afford health care – that would have shocked Neanderthal. 


Read about a more compassionate branch of our species in Heritage.

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