BLOG # 3

                  I think Richard Dawkins was being more pessimistic about find altruism in humans. I think he seems more pessimistic because while comparing both passages, you can see the positive things Olivia says as for Dawkins, he just simply says its all from DNA. He doesn't really show examples of altruism. Olivia in her passage uses animals and humans as examples. She uses the example of a bee using self-sacrifice to defend a hive for others. She says "Extreme altruists, by definiton leave no descendants;They're too busy helping others" (Judsun 94). The evolutionary perspective  Judson challenges my understanding of human behavior. It makes me understand how animals help others, even if it means self-sacrifice. It shows how and why people, animals help there close friends and families. I also have a more clear understand to how altruism relates to DNA, and natural selection and gives clear definitions of altruism and the selfish gene. Although Dawkins' passage makes me a little uncomfortable about my understand about why we act the way we do. His lack of examples with humans/animals, doesnt help me understand the concept of altruism. Olivia's passage, even using animals, helped me realize something about altruism i never knew before. The tone in which Dawkin's passage is written makes it harder to understand because he throws in some uninteresting facts that doesnt really grab the readers attention.