Discovery of the Century?

"It is often assumed that we humans are selfish, competitive and warlike by nature..." But a new female fossil called Ardi, dating back 4.4 million years, is on the verge of rewriting the history of human evolution - and resolving some controversial debates about human nature. It turns out that we originated from a cooperative creature, as opposed to a competitive creature. This speaks powerfully to rethinking the justifications many of us use about oppression, competition, and war just being "in our nature".  Top that with Ardi being a broken-forest dweller without enlarged canines, who's on a plant-based diet! This is amazing stuff. Read the whole article here.