[Uplift]

It is interesting and enlightening to trace and examine the formation of thinking patterns in different cultures. Some opposing cultures are blind to the fact that they share many of the same foundations to their created and adopted thinking styles. The formation of many of the supposedly different religions is a classic example. Dastrovia, I agree with your comments about the animal kingdom and us. We have a gift. Discrimination, reason and imagination. We can choose to create and adopt any style of thinking and living that we like, and examine the outcomes. If we chose to, we could have an entirely different outlooks and outcomes. Maybe the style of thinking that creates the alpha concept is not that successful or desirable in the long run. Maybe parts of it are. All cultures have some ideals that work better than others. We could create cultures that benefitted all of us, as well as the planet that supports us.