S1E3: Are We Inherently Violent?

Our history is plagued with war, crime, hatred, and atrocities of every kind. It seems like the one thing at which human beings excel is doing harm to one another. Why? Are we born that way? Do we actually have any choice about it?

Join me as I discuss whether or not human beings are inherently violent.

SHOW NOTES:

Crime statistics:

https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv16_sum.pdf

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/01/30/5-facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/

https://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings_by_country.jsp

History of War Timeline

http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/24-timeline-of-war.htm

10 Reasons Humans Are Naturally Evil

https://listverse.com/2013/05/23/10-reasons-humans-are-naturally-evil/

Study says we’re not among the 30 most violent mammalian species:

https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-inherited-killing-each-other-through-evolution

Bad to the Bone: Are Humans Naturally Aggressive?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/busting-myths-about-human-nature/201204/bad-the-bone-are-humans-naturally-aggressive

Human Nature Isn’t Inherently Violent

http://peacecenterbooks.com/human-nature-isnt-inherently-violent/

Science suggests that humans are not innately violent and vicious

http://www.collective-evolution.com/2014/01/04/science-suggests-humans-are-not-inately-violent-and-vicious/

Are People Violent By Nature? Probably.

http://articles.latimes.com/2014/jan/19/opinion/la-oe-glowacki-violence-humans-genes-20140119

Chimps

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2759619/Natural-born-killers-Chimpanzees-inherently-violent-wage-war-like-human-cousins-study-claims.html

https://www.nature.com/articles/nature13727

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150811-do-animals-fight-wars

The Sociopath Next Door:

https://www.amazon.com/Sociopath-Next-Door-Martha-Stout/dp/0767915828

https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/06/books/review/the-sociopath-next-door-ruthless-people.html

TIME INDEX:

Segment	Start Time
Intro	0:00
War Timeline	2:08
Crime Statistics - USA	5:44
Crime Indices - World	13:48
Pro - 10 Reasons Humans are Naturally Evil	18:13
Con - Not amonage 30 Most Violent Mammals	26:53
Con - Are Humans Naturally Aggressive?	30:35
Con - Human Nature Isn't Inherently Violent	33:50
Con - Science Suggests Humans Are Not Innately Violent	39:07
LA Times - Are People Violent by Nature?	41:16
Chimps & Bonobos	44:13
Sociopath Next Door	46:50
Conclusion	49:14
Song - Do The Right Thing	52:38

2 comments

JOBBER
Jun 21 2018 2:47 PM

The number one factor in all violence in humans is testosterone I have worked in prison for over 18 years and you see very few older inmates that commit their crime as older people most of the crime in this country is committed between the ages of 15 and 25 and that's when most of the violence happens and I've studied this and I really believe the reason is higher testosterone level for young men by the way I listen to the entire hour of this please try to make it shorter next time keep going and I hope that you like this

The number one factor in all violence in humans is testosterone I have worked in prison for over 18 years and you see very few older inmates that commit their crime as older people most of the crime in this country is committed between the ages of 15 and 25 and that's when most of the violence happens and I've studied this and I really believe the reason is higher testosterone level for young men by the way I listen to the entire hour of this please try to make it shorter next time keep going and I hope that you like this
Todd Lorenz
Jun 23 2018 4:03 AM

Hey Jobber...thanks for listening. I tend to want podcasts about an hour long when I listen. You said you'd like shorter; what is your preference?

Hey Jobber...thanks for listening. I tend to want podcasts about an hour long when I listen. You said you'd like shorter; what is your preference?