Wrong, not just as easily. The way we do things is mostly influenced by our emotions and urges. The orange toddler isn’t an asshole because he chose to be that way, he’s an asshole because of his neurology and life experiences.
Animals are aggressive and selfish, with certain exceptions. We will not easily change that. Sure, we could build a different world, but only if we can cast off our base urges first.
Animals are also regularly altruistic, what’s your point? Providing people with life experiences that lead them to be able to contribute to better social structures is part of the project.
Wrong, not just as easily. The way we do things is mostly influenced by our emotions and urges. The orange toddler isn’t an asshole because he chose to be that way, he’s an asshole because of his neurology and life experiences.
Animals are aggressive and selfish, with certain exceptions. We will not easily change that. Sure, we could build a different world, but only if we can cast off our base urges first.
Thank you all for coming to this TED talk on biological determinism.
Animals are also regularly altruistic, what’s your point? Providing people with life experiences that lead them to be able to contribute to better social structures is part of the project.
Read mutual aid, a factor in evolution
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-mutual-aid-a-factor-of-evolution