Peter Singer wrote an article about this very topic. I almost always find myself in agreement with Singer. The article is called Godless Morality . The following quote is great and sums up my feelings on morality and religion. Our evolved intuitions do not necessarily give us the right or consistent...

I have a bookmark with this quote on it:

All progress, all success, springs from thinking.
Thomas A. Edison

Sometimes after over-analyzing and re-thinking I gently caress this bookmark and tell myself it is ok! LOL

LOL, Macai!

I finished the book last night!

I agree with the Suzannes in that happiness is key! I am still interested in the idea that women who are married have less of an increase in life expectancy than married men. Are women generally not as happy in marriages as men? Why? Thank you, Suzanne for the link. It is interesting that the livesc...

Lois, I have just finished reading Singer's comment. As usual, I find Singer to be right on! He says everything and more that I wanted to say about de Waal's stance on animal rights. I heard Singer speak at a Great Ape Project Fundraiser a few years ago and he was awesome. He just makes a lot of sen...

I was going to post about the same books Will did!

Aah, Suzanne... I shall live to a ripe old age then! LOL

I really would have thought de Wall would be for animal rights. This appendix surprised and disappointed me. I really take issue with two of his comments against animal rights. I don't agree with his opinion that "rights selectively granted, are in my book, no rights at all." Sometimes we ...

I like de Waal's argument on p 27 that our highest cognitive achievements may happen in the social domain. It is true that social intelligence is often overlooked for things like tool-use. I think that this is true of humans as well as the other great apes. Some of the most successful people are peo...