Human Nature Ive heard many things about human nature over the years and Ive probably

read just as much. From nobility to wickedness, ideas have been proposed all around the spectrum. In fact, there are so many notions that I dont think anybody can tell you with certainty what human nature actually is. For this reason, I decided it would be worth to reflect on it, a bit. So what is human nature? There are many different behaviours and different emotions people exhibit in general so it hard to judge it by that factor alone. In fact, there is a field of psychology called behaviourism which explores peoples behaviour and the idea of its founder John Watson, that the inner psychological workings are irrelevant and all that matters is the observable behaviour. In this respect, one can argue that there is no such thing as human nature, per say, as everything can be taught. I am willing to agree learning is part of the human nature but I dont think its the basis. It is a good idea, but its an incomplete one and the reason for that is the unwillingness of behaviourists to agree that there inner workings of the human mind which cant be scientifically observed (or at least not yet). Sigmund Freud, on the other hand, believes that almost every mechanism of the human psyche is locked in the unconscious mind. There are certain drives that make us act when youre hungry, you eat; when youre thirsty, you drink and so on. His theory is far more complex than Watsons but its also much harder to prove. Freud believed that our sexual and violent behaviours caused by our basic drives are human nature. Hes partially correct but that still doesnt dig deep enough. I think that the only true human nature is survival and everything that derives from is just a result. Every violent behaviour, our ruthlessness, and our goodness everything is linked to survival. That is why I dont think that people are aggressive in nature, nor do I think they are good. We are what we are because of basic survival. It is the only true cause and its the only true meaning. Everything else is just effect. Thats why I think that it is possible to live in a better world if we evolve enough to make it happen. A world without crime and violence can be achieved through abundance. A world where people are equal and care for each other and help one another is not a dream it can be a reality. The way we live right now isnt how things have to be greed is not in human nature, but a mere result from our ego and our survival mechanisms. If we can wipe society clean from all the rubbish we ourselves create every day, I think we can achieve the greatness we have so much potential for.