Yes but there's also civilization, man living in symbiosis with his brother, family, peace, discussion of ideas.
And again if a husband and wife are divided it's because she -believes- one thing for their children, he -believes- another. If a brother and sister squabble it's because they are united in the idea of Self-Interest; that they and they alone should have the ice cream.
"But self-interest isn't a belief"
It's impossible not to hold beliefs in this world and even if you were to say "I believe nothing" then you would believe in the belief that there is nothing to believe.
Self-interest can be something that informs belief just as the animal is enslaved to self-interest since it has no knowledge by which it can overcome its desires but the ability to deny our impulses, through knowledge, is the very thing that makes us human.
Man is the most successful species on the planet today, to that we owe our intelligence, and of course or aggressive natures. Any animal posing a threat to us we aggressively wipe out. IN our own self interest, so we are united in our self-interest as a means to our self preservation.
The brother and sister are united in self-interest, but INDIVIDUAL self interest as each believed they should have the ice cream.
Our ability to realize and change our own existence through our own innovations and intelligence is what separates us from the world we share with animals. BUT it would be our ability (or lack thereof) to deny our own impulses that would lead to our evolution or eventual downfall.
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Is man aggressive? What makes you think that?
"Wars, murder, fights, squabbles"
Yes but there's also civilization, man living in symbiosis with his brother, family, peace, discussion of ideas.
And again if a husband and wife are divided it's because she -believes- one thing for their children, he -believes- another. If a brother and sister squabble it's because they are united in the idea of Self-Interest; that they and they alone should have the ice cream.
"But self-interest isn't a belief"
It's impossible not to hold beliefs in this world and even if you were to say "I believe nothing" then you would believe in the belief that there is nothing to believe.
Self-interest can be something that informs belief just as the animal is enslaved to self-interest since it has no knowledge by which it can overcome its desires but the ability to deny our impulses, through knowledge, is the very thing that makes us human.
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And the debate begins........
Man is the most successful species on the planet today, to that we owe our intelligence, and of course or aggressive natures. Any animal posing a threat to us we aggressively wipe out. IN our own self interest, so we are united in our self-interest as a means to our self preservation.
The brother and sister are united in self-interest, but INDIVIDUAL self interest as each believed they should have the ice cream.
Our ability to realize and change our own existence through our own innovations and intelligence is what separates us from the world we share with animals. BUT it would be our ability (or lack thereof) to deny our own impulses that would lead to our evolution or eventual downfall.