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Originally Posted by Wandering Soul
I don't believe we humans are good by nature. Most people would do nasty things if they knew there are no consequences to their behaviors.
We humans have a part of the brain called the pre-frontal cortex that modulates our instinctive behaviors and thoughts. We cannot prevent the instinctive impulses, but we can control them to be part of a society and to cooperate with others. If you mean by being natural and free spontaneous and genuine, then I agree. But if you meant to express every impulse you have, then I disagree. We need to put some mask to interact with people, by keeping our inner cave man/woman under the surface.
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I agree with what you said. I've heard of the term lizard brain before, lol. It's funny to how we evolved, but in some ways, we are still the same in some ways.
A lot of people still follow the herd mentality since we still need others in order to survive. I read that our ancestors knew that by not conforming to society's standards meant that they would become an outcast. We've come a long way since then, but some people have never lost that mentality sadly.