say what
I like soft things...so soft!
- MBTI
- INFJ
- Enneagram
- 5w4..maybe?
If you fire a bullet from a gun it doesn't dissapear from existence once it leaves the barrel...it follows a trajectory. If there is someone in the path of the bullet they will be hit by it...cause and effect
If you state an idea and issue it from your mouth it then can have an effect on the world; if there is someone in earshot of the verbalised idea it will enter their mind
If you are having a discussion about the nature of humans (please look at who the threadstarter is and go and have a look at what they have said elsewhere on the forum to see how there most certainly IS a political dimension to this thread) then there is a logical trajectory that will follow from what you assert as being human nature
So what i am discussing is the implications of these ideas
There is a clear faultline on this forum....for me it is one of the most intriguing things about it
What i have noticed is that the humanity is decent and deserves a decent society brigade are not very aggressive by nature and tend to get spoken over my the fuck humanity brigade; the most vocal group by far are the fuck humanity group....i like to try and counter that a little so they don't get it all their own way
Sorry, but I have to disagree with this. The OP asked for opinions on a topic that had a wide variety of perspectives. I also stated that my perspective was one of an evolutionary biology point of view.
While nothing in human history is isolated or unconnected, I do believe that you can discuss things from certain perspectives within isolation- or discipline.
I think it's great to discuss a variety of topics, such as implications- but my points were on the origin of self-interest. The implications and consequences of self-interest is also interesting, but can also be looked at throughout evolution, and more recent history.
I'm not trying to discredit or put down your points- I just genuinely, from where I was coming from, don't see the connection from what I'm saying, to the conclusions you're coming to (from what I'm saying)...that's not to say that your conclusions are wrong, it's just that I didn't feel I was touching on those topics, as I feel less comfortable discussing them due to my lack of understanding/experience with them.