[NonZeroSum]

There is no logical reason for an animal to abide by the golden rule.

Sure there is. It's a more effective evolutionary strategy. Animals that cooperate and socialize tend to do better than animals that don't.

[ahayes]

Are you saying cooperation is a non-zero-sum game? :-D

[SampleMan]

Sure there is. It's a more effective evolutionary strategy. Animals that cooperate and socialize tend to do better than animals that don't.

I'm noticing that a lot of people on FR don't even understand what the Golden Rule is. That would include you.

When wolves hunt in a pack, they are not practicing the Golden Rule, nor altruism. If they were to continue bringing food to a toothless wolf that could no longer hunt, nor reproduce at the detriment of their own chances for survival, then they would be practicing altruism.