If human nature is universal; why are we different in understanding and knowledge?

Answer 1

Environment, culture, genetics, physical state, lots of reasons.


The Plains Indians have a much different understanding of the earth than the Western Europeans. The Chinese have a different perspective on living conditions than the Arabs. The Inuit tribes of Alaska have a different geophysical knowledge than the Sudanese.

Crowded living conditions require well-honed societal skills compared with those living in sparsely populated areas. Because of this, expressions of respect, the rules of communication and the hierarchy of each group of culturally similar is different than the other. Treatment of the old, sick, mentally impaired is different in each cultural grouping.

There tends not to be any tolerance of the "outsider", the one(s) who is(are) different because of past raids. This behavior becomes ingrained in that cultures psyche and is hard to breed out because it is subconscious.

IMHO.

Answer 2

Human nature is universal, indeed and we are different in understanding and knowledge because of the cultures that exist worldwide. Every individual is unique regardless of culture. Individuals view things differently because of their own experiences. The search for knowledge differs as well and is determined largely by the gifts that we are individually endowed with.

But a common understanding of things can be achieved through our willingness to share, respect and trust one another. Caring for one another, communicating and friendship also brings about common understanding and this also promotes common knowledge. Then we advance into an intimate relationship, love and partnership to achieve INTERDEPENDENCE.

Answer 3

Knowledge is based more on individual experience and the environment around us than human nature I think. We are different because every culture has very different environments, are subject to very different circumstances, and up until fairly recently, (within the last several hundred years) were fairly isolated from one another. Knowledge and understanding between cultures and individuals have very little to do with human nature I would say.

Answer 4

Human nature is universal, but that indicates nothing about personal motivations and goals that direct comprehension and need to learn. Setting out with a definite purpose to learning activities and careful time management geared toward understanding things make the difference. Other purposes are pleasure, gratification, and restful activities that do not lead to much learning and that is the end goal for many people.

Answer 5

UNIVERSAL doesn't mean IDENTICAL.
Each people have their own personality, their own way in understanding, knowledge (even if you were born from the same mother).

Each person have their own right to choose how they think, understand, and what they want to be. That make us different, because each person choose their own way.

But one is the similarity and it's the point of universal thing :
HUMANITY and LOVE.

Answer 6

its because of human nature!, by and by of each generations past, the history of how idea or principles have been divided are caused by some doctrines and theories.

Ignorants people need to cooperate in order to be "noticed" (another human nature "to be popular"), so then by then, it goes and flows and end up with too many ideas and knowledges..

so, now, the international community trying to revive the term "UNIVERSAL" - by establishing/developing Universal/International Language, Universal/International Law, Universal/International Norms and etc....

Answer 7

human nature is built into us like instinct but understanding and knowledge is unique as each individual on the earth.

Answer 8

Because of out social influences. Certain behaviors are acceptable in some cultures and totally downright out of line in others.

Answer 9

Culture, etc. etc. I myself experience culture shock when i see people in New Orleans show their ****. Try to crawl out of Plato's Cave. See the enlightenment that will hurt your eyes.

Answer 10

Cultures are different.
People's education are different.
People's training in certain skills are different.
As such, it's been said we are a product of our past.
The brain is also a factor, people think differently.