>I'm saying it isn't inherent in human nature to mistreat other conscious beings. I suspect (but not sure) it may be more inherent than is generally believed.

>I'm saying it isn't inherent in human nature to mistreat other conscious beings. I suspect (but not sure) it may be more inherent than is generally believed. Then again simple physical pain is easy to gauge and relate to, but passing some law is an academic process where one can distance oneself from the ill effects on the adherents of the law. Then there are more variations - people will be tribalistic, they will be kind to their own kind/family even sacrificing, but murderous to some one of another tribe. All in all the average human is bundle of contradictions if you were to analyze simplistically, though it will make good sense when viewed through the lens of evolutionary biology.