Young children will try to comfort a friend or sibling in distress (Image: Nathan Eldridge/Aurora/Getty)
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The behaviour of babies shows that we’ve got kindness built in, says Paul Bloom, but extending it to strangers takes some work
MANY scientists who study morality are interested in why people behave badly, but I am more curious to understand why we are so nice. We give extraordinary amounts to charity, donate our blood, give directions to lost tourists and perform acts of random kindness every day. It is no surprise that modern humans can…
