O, ye of little faith!
i was taking notes in history the other day and i came across something. ”human nature can be molded” (the notes are from a power point on enlightenment) and i disagree. human nature cant be molded. thats just how you are, and it doesnt change. fall out boy said it best: “seasons change but people dont”. people themselves dont change, just how you view them. Enlightenment says that people are naturally good and that they are born with a blank slate and turn good or bad based on decisions and experience. (obviously they never met an evil baby.) again i disagree. i have to side with Thomas Hobbes on this one. we are born bad. it is our choices and environnment that decide our goodness. but as a species we are not naturally good. Humans are malicious. maybe we werent always this way, but we are now. also: Rousseau said that trying to be civilized and do what is expected makes us un-individualistic. we used to be solitary, good, and free. native americans were like this, but something changed. ”Civilized man is an aleinated man” and it is so true. i <3 jean-jaques Rousseau
also a while ago, Emilie posted a tweet “paths are for people who dont know where theyre going” i adore it. its so completly true. i thought you should know the brilliance that is her.
as you can see, i have no faith in the nature of humanity. we are so screwed.
r.
