"Indeed, if evolution were wiping altruists out, we should logically expect to see fewer altruists in the present day than in the past. But there is no evidence for that. Rather, religions such as Christianity, which directly promotes altruism, and Buddhism, which discourages selfishness and worldliness, have largely replaced the “cargo cults” of earlier historical times. This indirectly suggests that altruism has become more popular, not less."

"Indeed, if evolution were wiping altruists out, we should logically expect to see fewer altruists in the present day than in the past. But there is no evidence for that. Rather, religions such as Christianity, which directly promotes altruism, and Buddhism, which discourages selfishness and worldliness, have largely replaced the “cargo cults” of earlier historical times. This indirectly suggests that altruism has become more popular, not less."