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Do humans find it easier to hate than to love?
Reading the paper this morning, which included the usual stories of war and personal violence that occur all over the world, I wondered if humans are more inclined to hate, disagree, dislike, fight, etc., than we are the opposite.
Whatever you think are we changing, getting better or worse, or are we pretty much what we've always been?
Closing Statement from Bill Matthies
Thanks to all of you who participated in this discussion. This is one of those questions where no clear answer is likely, not at least one we'll all agree on, and I enjoyed reading opinions I hadn't considered previously.
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W. Ying 10+
It is one of our necessary instincts for survival.
We survive relying on SYMBIOSIS or love.
However, for our safety, we have to suppose that anyone we first confront is very probably our enemy or predator.
Wrong?
(For SYMBIOSIS see the 1st article, points 1-8, at https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=D24D89AE8B1E2E0D&id=D24D89AE8B1E2E0D%21283&sc=documents.)