[RightFighter]

He does accept that compassion is ingrained in the human condition (via evolution) which leads to the golden rule.

That statement seems to me to be a contradiction of the very concept of "survival of the fittest." It seems to me that "win at all costs", when examined under an evolutionary lens, would be much more successful than "compassion".

[js1138]

That statement seems to me to be a contradiction of the very concept of "survival of the fittest." It seems to me that "win at all costs", when examined under an evolutionary lens, would be much more successful than "compassion".

Only when examined by someone not interested in understanding evolution.

Not every species is cooperative, but some are. Humans are not really capable of living outside a community, and communities foster cooperation.