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Other philosophy communities have only interpreted the world in various ways. The point, however, is to change it. [ x ]
"I thunk it so I dunk it." - Descartes
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Whenever someone says, "It's human nature to be [selfish/greedy/violent]," I hear, "I won't blame myself in the slightest for being [selfish/greedy/violent]"
Whenever someone says "it's human nature to be [selfish/greedy/violent]", I immediately concede the point and promptly mug them out of good sportsmanship
Whenever someone says, “It’s human nature to be [selfish/greedy/violent],” I hear the whirring of a projector
It's so unfortunate that this view is drilled into us continuously throughout school, at least in the United States. I remember reading Lord of the Flies in high school and the class's main takeaway was that most humans, especially children, are just terrible in some fundamental way.
Meanwhile the actual Lord of the Flies kids did just fine until they were rescued.