My Theory of Human Nature

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

"Drugs are baaad, mmmkay?"
If you like theory so much, you should take a philosophy class and learn other peoples theories. They're much better than yours. And yes, the issue of human nature being "bad" has been covered.

I would hope they are better than mine. I've only been thinking about it off and on for about a week.

 

[sue bee 10+ year member]

I would hope they are better than mine. I've only been thinking about it off and on for about a week.

People have dedicated their lives to ideas. They are called "philosophers." I only read your theory to laugh. I didn't even get that satisfaction out of it. I'm not saying you can't have theories, but I wouldn't share them with others on a public forum. It's one thing to discuss something like this, but you tried to present it as a valid theory...and relatively, it's not. You keep thinking though.

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

Well, my "theory" has been proven pointless, literally, but I am still curious what other people think about the topic

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, definitely learn what other people said on the subject before drawing any weird conclusions on something as vast as human nature. Its been covered since the ancients until about a few years ago when people stopped giving a shit about questions of morality.

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

People have dedicated their lives to ideas. They are called "philosophers." I only read your theory to laugh. I didn't even get that satisfaction out of it. I'm not saying you can't have theories, but I wouldn't share them with others on a public forum. It's one thing to discuss something like this, but you tried to present it as a valid theory...and relatively, it's not. You keep thinking though.

No, I realize that it quite a bad idea now.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

Well, my "theory" has been proven pointless, literally, but I am still curious what other people think about the topic

 

[sue bee 10+ year member]

I think human nature is to survive and procreate, in that order.

 

[vgeek 10+ year member]

I believe your 'theory' can be titled cynicism. You are not the first person to think that everyone in the world has an ulterior motive for their actions, and a lot of people do. I'm still fairly young, and most people seem to behave this way, but there are people in the world who truly care and will do the right thing.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

uh your theory sounds an awful lot like exchange theory and/or rational choice theory.

Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. I smite thee.

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

If my idea resembles any of those that are out there already, its because great minds think alike //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I actually haven't done any research as some have graciously pointed out my act of stupidity. I do think I'm going to take a Philosophy class next semester though.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

take a social theory or social psychology class...

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

Adam Smith was only 100 years ahead of you.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

Adam Smith was only 100 years ahead of you.

actually over 200 years ahead of him //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

Now we are even for the Chinese paper tariffs...I clicked back thinking I was wrong. I = pwnd because I shoulda known better.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

lolz.

I took a modern political philosophies class... and remember the general order of what we read..

Machiavelli

Hobbes

Locke

Hume

Rousseau

Smith