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A scenario if you will..........

ok if a man is placed on an island, having had no contect with any cultures or civilisations, what would be his basic instincts. would they be sex, and violence? or are such things only produced by society, only when competing against an/other individual/s. Are men naturally violent creatures? is it part of our genetic make up?

what do you think?

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I think we are territorial by nature, so by extention violent.

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And I certainly believe in a genetic imperative to procreate.

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I think his environment (nature); the lessons it taught him and the examples it gave would be the biggest determining factor in his development.

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I also agree with goatboy.

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Make that your sig

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In fact it should be the default sig for all new joiners.

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Well I think natural instincts would kick in. We are animals, therefore he's instinct would be to survive. If that ment being violent to protect himself, he would. As far as sex goes, it's a natural thing too. So I think he would still be violent if the need arises, and have sex if the oppertunity presented itself. But if he's alone on an island, I don't see a need for these things.

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I think he would be the happiest guy on earth..... well as happy as one possibly could be without the aid of beer.

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Ok, new question, what if a woman were placed on that island instead? Would that make a difference in how violent you think the person would be?

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She would die from having no one to blame inside a day.

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I smell a rat

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I dont think that agression is an a priori passion personally

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I would say it would depend on what culture he/she was from... and their own value structure.

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