there is empiriical evidence for the concepts of justice, fairness and individual rights in other species, and for the presence of active empathy. we need to find the genetic links to these traits, to provide clear evidence to the doubters among us that in this as in so much else, we are not unique on this planet, that these behaviors are inherent animal properties that precede philosophy, religion and even homo sapiens.
the most active and useful part of our culture worldwide remains the search for evidence of the truth; and that is what science does.
