the findings are that mankind's basic generosity is not based on a selfish act expecting something in return. i'm not surprised by the findings because i feel mankind is in the purest sense is giving. it's when this natural tendancy gets "lost" by select groups with agendas that are self serving that things go awry.
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ScienceDaily (Aug. 1, 2011) — Imagine you're dining at a restaurant in a city you're visiting for the first -- and, most likely the last -- time. Chances are slim to none that you'll ever see your server again, so if you wanted to shave a few dollars off your tab by not leaving a tip, you could do so. And yet, if you're like most people, you will leave the tip anyway, and not give it another thought.
These commonplace acts of generosity -- where no future return is likely -- have long posed a scientific puzzle to evolutionary biologists and economists. In acting generously, the donor incurs a cost to benefit someone else. But choosing to incur a cost with no prospect of a compensating benefit is seen as maladaptive by biologists and irrational by economists.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0725162523.htm