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The Bonobo and the Atheist
by Frans de Waal
Morality predates religion: empathy, fairness and reconciliation in primates, with a critique of militant atheism. Thoughtful and balanced.
Read it if…
you want morality's natural roots without hostility to faith.
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Skip it if…
you want a polemic either way.
Try instead: Finding the Mother Tree →
Three things you will actually use
- Morality is bottom-up.
- Religion built on it.
- Empathy is old.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the bottom-up morality.
Our verdict
Natural morality.
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