Violence is it learned behavior or an instinct in humans?

[Randy]

The questions did seem kind of stupid to a degree in my psych book from the 1980's.

Thought it would be intresting.  Animals are so instintive that they will attack another animal larger than them if given appropiate stimulus, I thought that was intresting.

I consider these things we meditating and all and it fuckn putting me over the edge.  I feel like I had dope, It makes brain starts working overtime with the nuerotransmitters and shit.  I could hug a stranger, but I resist.  I could hug annoying mom, and I don't resist.

[McGiver]

cain and abel?

[Pyraxis]

Well, I agree it's a stupid question to a degree, because the nature vs nurture debate is so overdone (it's a combination of the two, folks, get over it!  ). But I suppose it would matter in questions of how easy it is to teach people to be less violent.

Violence in humans can be either instinctive or calculated, depending on what part of the brain initiates the action.

[McGiver]

Well, I agree it's a stupid question to a degree, because the nature vs nurture debate is so overdone (it's a combination of the two, folks, get over it!  ). But I suppose it would matter in questions of how easy it is to teach people to be less violent.

Violence in humans can be either instinctive or calculated, depending on what part of the brain initiates the action.

we could all raise our kids to be criers.


an emo generation may curb violence.

[richard]

we are violent because we are animals

[Calandale]

an emo generation may curb violence.

Except against themselves.

[McGiver]

an emo generation may curb violence.

Except against themselves.

that would be a victim less crime, like drug abuse.

[Calandale]

Drug abuse doesn't have to be victimless.

[McGiver]

Drug abuse doesn't have to be victimless.

there may be secondary effects which are not directly foreseeable.  but generally it is between the person and the drug.

[Calandale]

Drug abuse doesn't have to be victimless.

there may be secondary effects which are not directly foreseeable.  but generally it is between the person and the drug.

Mickys?

[McGiver]

Drug abuse doesn't have to be victimless.

there may be secondary effects which are not directly foreseeable.  but generally it is between the person and the drug.

Mickys?

that wasn't a personal choice.

[Calandale]

Drug abuse doesn't have to be victimless.

[mordok]

Drug abuse doesn't have to be victimless.

there may be secondary effects which are not directly foreseeable.  but generally it is between the person and the drug.

Mickys?

That would not be considered drug abuse.  The defining characteristic of drug use/abuse being self-administration.  Your example would be a form of assault involving a drug.

[Calandale]

So is firearm abuse only self administered?

What about child abuse?

[Peter]

What about child abuse?

In some cases, yes, it can be self-administered.  From the 'only in America or some scary Islamic countries' news room:

Teen girl charged with posting nude photos on Internet
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A 15-year-old girl has been arrested for taking nude photographs of her self and posting them on the Internet, police said.

The girl, whose identity was withheld, was accused of sending out photographs of herself in various states of undress and performing a variety of sexual acts. She sent them to people she met in chat rooms on the Internet, police said.

Police seized her computer and found dozens of photographs stored on the hard drive. Authorities did not say how police learned about the girl.

She has been charged with sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography and dissemination of child pornography.