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Try "socializing" an animal that lacks the evolved capacity for empathy. See how far you get.

We have incredibly complex apparatus in our brain with a dedicated purpose of socialization. Empathy, language, and cooperation are things which humans would not be capable of if we didn't evolve to do them.



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