tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782629678785397724.post2162737249533272883..comments2023-09-29T05:45:18.939-07:00Comments on Scientific Pearls of Wisdom: Cruel EvolutionMax Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06800595470095643387noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782629678785397724.post-56679721309144037322008-12-28T00:52:00.000-08:002008-12-28T00:52:00.000-08:00.News media, which exist at least partially to rep....<BR/><BR/>News media, which exist at least partially to report rare and deviant human behavior, have seduced us into thinking human violence is more common than it actually is. <BR/><BR/>Were we to calculate the billions of human acts performed even within that most barbarous of centuries, the 20th, good acts (or at least benign acts) would "out number" bad acts by the megabillions.<BR/><BR/>Humans may have a violent, prehistoric core, but for ALL of human history almost EVERYONE has behaved themselves in their sixteen hours of daily consciousness. <BR/><BR/>A FEW people perform evil acts, and unfortunately those few people (and their few acts) disproportionately affect the world.<BR/><BR/>What percentage of people are capable of resuscitating their prehistoric violent proclivities, Professor Welling? <BR/><BR/>If the answer is 100%, then we must marvel that 99.9% of people go about their days and nights doing the right thing.<BR/><BR/>Evil, of the human variety, no matter what the newspapers say, is rare. For most of us, that beast is tamed.<BR/><BR/><BR/>JHM / Tokyo<BR/><BR/><BR/>.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199358946844716728noreply@blogger.com