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Thinking Critically 1.1 Do you believe that violence is a part of human nature? Is violent behavior something that can someday be removed from human behavior or, at the very least, be controlled?
Why do you think some people (even very smart people) sometimes avoid thinking critically about issues such as politics, the existence of ESP, or the supernatural?
The question of whether humans are inherently violent—and why we occasionally "turn off" our critical thinking—touches on deep psychological and sociological nerves. Here is a breakdown of these complex human behaviors.
The debate over human violence often pits two philosophical ideas against each other: the "Blank Slate" (we are born peaceful and learn violence) versus the "Biological Reality" (violence is an evolutionary tool).
Many evolutionary psychologists argue that violence was historically "adaptive." In ancestral environments, aggression was a tool for:
Resource Competition: Securing food, territory, or mates.
Defense: Protecting the kin group from external threats.
Status: Establishing hierarchies that reduced constant infighting.