Where Does Human Morality Come From? | Nathan Lents

*Why do humans help strangers, care for the vulnerable, and value fairness?* Nathan Lents argues that our moral sense evolved from empathy, cooperation, and compassion because groups that cared for one another consistently outperformed groups that did not. 0:00 Where Human Morality Begins 1:48 Why Compassion Helped Humans Survive 3:11 Cooperation Made Groups Stronger 4:26 Group Selection and Morality 5:05 Enforcing Fairness Within Groups 6:00 Why Altruism Evolved *Nathan H. Lents* is an American scientist, author, and university professor. He has been on the faculty of John Jay College since 2006 and is currently the director of the Cell and Molecular Biology program and the former head of the honors program and the campus Macaulay Honors College program. *More from Nathan Lents on Closer To Truth:* * Philosophy of Biology - Core Topic: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pI44Mgu6SGECQL2bKcE4dmc * Closer To Truth contributors: https://closertotruth.com/contributor/nathan-lents/ *Subscribe to Closer To Truth:* https://www.youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV *Join the Community:* * Membership (5,000+ videos): https://closertotruth.com/register/ * Audio Podcast: https://closertotruth.podbean.com * Support the Show: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ * Official Merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/closertotruth/ *Follow Us:* * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CloserToTruthTV/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/closertotruth/ * X: https://x.com/CloserToTruth Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers. #CloserToTruth #Science #NathanLents #Morality #Evolution