BBC Focus Wrote:Gluttony: The reward circuitry in our brains also lights up when we eat. “We find these things rewarding because of the evolutionary logic – you want organisms to reproduce, you want them to eat.” But eating itself isn’t a bad thing. It’s only a problem when sustenance turns to gluttony. And even here it seems that we have nature to blame. “In the environment that we evolved in, food was more scarce – there were no cheesecakes and no hamburgers,” says Safron. “Throughout most of our history, life was very difficult and these were the conditions that shaped our brains – set the dials for how much we want these things or how rewarding we find them.”Full Article Here.
That's a part of one example that this article gives. It goes through each of the 'Seven Deadly Sins' and shows how each is hardwired into our brains. I found it interesting and thought I'd share.
