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Atheists & Agnostics

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

4. They have the gene, but they have a peculiar mutation

Reply to LakeArenal (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 18, 2017, 10:37 AM

Jun 2017

where the personal responsibility is always on someone else. Scientists theorize that the mutant gene evolved early in human history as a defense against predators. When a predator was nearby, instead of warning the entire group, carriers of the mutant version would push another member of the group in front of the predator.