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The urge to violence is built into our DNA. Citation needed.

• zepto 11y ago
  Not really. Given the prevalence of it, the burden of proof is on the claim that it is not.
  • danharaj 11y ago
    That's absurd. Yes, humans are violent. Men are especially violent. The null hypothesis isn't that it is caused by DNA of all things.
    • CamperBob2 11y ago
      If it's not caused by genetics that direct the production of aggression-related hormones, then what?
    • PhasmaFelis 11y ago
      Where else would it come from? Nature and nurture are the only options; culture can certainly encourage (or suppress) violence, but it's pretty obvious that it isn't the sole cause of violence. Maybe I should clarify. I'm not saying that every human being secretly yearns to smash and kill. I'm saying that most of the human race has an instinctive drive to respond to certain setbacks with violence, and some people (whether through nature, nurture, or both) find it more difficult to suppress that than others.