Bloom also claims that his extensive research on the origins of moral judgment conducted at the Infant Cognition Center at Yale University clearly shows that humans have an innate moral capacity which resembles more one that we find in other animal species than one that can be attributed to the transcendent power. He acknowledges the complex nature of human morality and suggests that altruistic behavior that doesn't favor natural selection can be explained by social environment, including culture. The author cautiously states that there is always a chance that in the future evidence of supernatural origin of morality can be discovered but until then to fully understand morality, "one can look at the effects of culture, the influences of genes and parenting, and, yes, the parts of the brain that are active when people think good thoughts and do good things" (Bloom, 2014). .
Bloom refutes the view that morality is a product of higher intelligence and sides with Darwin and many contemporary biologist and psychologists in "using natural selection to explain the human mind"(2014). He cautions about simplistic understanding of Darwinian Theory which state that if human behavior do not advance individual's chances for reproduction, it can't be an adaptive and therefore disproves evolution. Bloom outlines how altruistic actions benefit humans as a group and ensure surviving of the species. He notes that certain moral aspects of the behavior are not unique to just human world. Indeed, in recent years more than 2500 studies were conducted by biologists in confirmation of animal moral capacities. Primatologist Frans de Waal observed manifestation of kindness and fairness by chimpanzee in his studies; according to Joyce Poole, who has studied African elephants for decades, empathy is not unusual in these animals. There is even evidence for empathy in rats and mice.