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Empathetic Rats
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Empathetic Rats
December 8, 2011 at 9:03 pm
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/5070/...-cagemates

Quote:A new study, published in Science today, demonstrates that rats are capable of 'pro-social' or voluntary helping behaviour motivated purely by the distress of their fellow rats. This type of behaviour has not previously been observed in rodents.

Question for Christians who claim there is no morality without god-

Are these rats only behaving so morally because they're Christian rats? Is it possible that Christianity and morality aren't mutually exclusive?
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Empathetic Rats - by Erinome - December 8, 2011 at 9:03 pm
RE: Empathetic Rats - by Minimalist - December 8, 2011 at 9:43 pm
RE: Empathetic Rats - by Anomalocaris - December 9, 2011 at 4:35 pm
RE: Empathetic Rats - by padraic - December 9, 2011 at 7:33 pm
RE: Empathetic Rats - by Autumnlicious - December 8, 2011 at 9:57 pm
RE: Empathetic Rats - by Erinome - December 8, 2011 at 10:39 pm
RE: Empathetic Rats - by Autumnlicious - December 9, 2011 at 4:31 pm
RE: Empathetic Rats - by Phaedra - December 9, 2011 at 7:38 pm
RE: Empathetic Rats - by Ace Otana - December 9, 2011 at 8:05 pm
RE: Empathetic Rats - by Phaedra - December 9, 2011 at 8:13 pm
RE: Empathetic Rats - by AthiestAtheist - December 9, 2011 at 11:30 pm
RE: Empathetic Rats - by Ace Otana - December 10, 2011 at 6:03 am

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