Religions have a strong binding function and a cohesive element. They emphasize the primacy of the community as opposed to the individual, and they also help set one community apart from another that doesn't share their beliefs.
Religion looms as large as an elephant in the United States, to the point that being nonreligious is about the biggest handicap a politician running for office can have, bigger than being gay, unmarried, thrice married, or black.
The enemy of science is not religion. Religion comes in endless shapes and forms... The true enemy is the substitution of thought, reflection, and curiosity with dogma.
Female bonobos form a strong sisterhood. They rule through female solidarity.
The primate laugh is given in playful contexts, and as such has a strong similarity to the human laugh.
We need to separate the process of evolution - which is, indeed, a self-serving process - and the actual motivations of animals.
