Humans who respected the natural environment (ie didn’t over hunt, let young grow up and reproduce before hunting and consumption) were much more likely to survive long term

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having compassion in general has obvious benefits for group survival. human kids tend to also be small helpless things so it's probably an extension of that.

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There is not much of one. It’s more just an evolutionary mistake. It did end up turning out to be useful in caring for livestock and keeping useful pets.

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One word: MUTUALISM. wolves and early humans collaborated in hunting and mutual protection. Now we got dogs.

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1. with this example specifically, animal parents can be very protective and could kick you to death back (don't underestimate deer) 2. it helped us domesticate animals to farm for food 3. pets were originally serving the purpose of keeping us safe, some still help us hunt, and some provide us with emotional support

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