Robert Trivers

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The offspring cannot rely on its parents for disinterested guidance. One expects the offspring to be preprogrammed to resist some parental manipulation while being open to other forms. When the parent imposes an arbitrary system of reinforcement (punishment and reward) in order to manipulate the offspring to act against its own best interests, selection will favor offspring that resist such schedules of reinforcement

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Revolutionary moments often seem to occur in history when large numbers of individuals have a change in consciousness, regarding themselves and their status