Why does our species so often try to resolve disputes with murder?
2007-10-27 15:59:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Human beings have an instinct called self-preservation that enables them to kill.
Some humans have no control over their urge to kill when they are in organized groups of other human beings. No one knows why, but usually its their upbringing.
Humans have to be taught how to handle other humans. Sometimes the instruction doesn't work. If you take a human who rose, somehow, to a position of power in a family, community, or society and abuses that power by murdering people than you have a rogue. What do humans/animals do with rogues in their midst.--They either cast them out or murder them. Such is life on the planet.
2007-10-27 16:10:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
This question (as asked) is not political, it involves psychology.
From the POLITICAL viewpoint, violence is necessary to prevent unjust deaths and tyranny. THAT is not murder.
We are violent because we have the capability to THINK about the injustices perpetrated by evil people. We then assume the responsibility and take necessary actions to reduce the effects of those evils.
2007-10-27 16:08:46 · answer #2 · answered by Philip H 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Actually, in the grand scheme of nature, humans resort to violence mush less often than many other animals. Nature is violent, that's life.
2007-10-27 16:07:00 · answer #3 · answered by Brando Calrissian 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
i often wonder the same thing
i have concluded that man (includes woman) is basically evil
i believe if avatars could kill each other we have virtual fights to the death.
i'll start writing the software.
-- edit
see the hateful responses u r already getting
(phillip justifying murder)
-- 2nd edit
watch the number of thumbs down i'll get for simply rejecting the idea that murder is the only answer
2007-10-27 16:08:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Ask the Liberals, they are the ones that have murdered the millions of innocent people.
Liberals like Stalin, Pol Pot, Mengistu, Mao, Mugabe, Castro, and Hugo Chavez.
Almost forgot Howard Dean.
2007-10-27 16:07:52 · answer #5 · answered by plezurgui 6 · 4⤊ 4⤋
I think it has to be something biological. I really don't understand it either. How come there are so many murders committed by people's loved ones? I don't ever understand it, but this one really puzzles me. I think it is biology mixed with our society's need for a "quick fix".
2007-10-27 16:05:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Part of it is because we compete.
Competition causes aggression.
Add in the stress of life and mix in a little romance or finance and there is a volatile mixture.
2007-10-27 16:30:30 · answer #7 · answered by CFB 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Chimps and other primates also commit murder.
http://www.actualfreedom.com.au/actualism/peter/selected-correspondence/corr-goodall.htm
2007-10-27 16:09:19 · answer #8 · answered by scarlettt_ohara 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Compared to what? Tigers? Or cows?
2007-10-27 18:08:31 · answer #9 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unintelligible pu$$ies, In my opinion
2007-10-27 16:03:00 · answer #10 · answered by Trash 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋