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Quote by: pikatore  Stop calling us a 'violent' species. |
Are you saying we are a peaceful species? If so, then why do we need laws and institutions to protect us from violence?
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Every organism on this planet has violent capabilities, and most animals practice violence as a way of life, for predation, territory, or self-defense.
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You mean like deer in Kentucky have organized to war on the deer in Virginia? Or chipmunks enslave squirrels to harvest nuts for them? Perhaps elephants grab girraffes by the neck with their trunks to rough them up a little, wanting them to get out of the land so that the leaves or other plant life is left for them only.
Our range of violence is far wider than animals.
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We aren't really that violent if you look at other animals.
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Then give us examples of many other animals surpassing us in diversity of violence.
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Tolerance is not a natural virtue, it's a human one.
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Human history up until the present is marked by intolerance. We try to shield ourselves from that intolerance or the strong preying upon the weak through force of law. Open the newspaper and you will see many examples of intolerance amongst our species.