I do however take objection when science is instrumentalized in the service of political ideology.
I didn't bring up politics at all, and I don't think that really applies here. It feels like you have an agenda to push...
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Maybe I phrased this badly, but I definitely don't think it's 100% on parents, society and life experience play a huge role as well.
There will always be a very small percentage of people who just turn out cruel, but I believe 99.9% of people are fundamentally good. It's just fear or pain in their past or present that causes some to be bad to others.
Also I think this is pretty firmly in the realm of philosophy, at least for now. I'm not aware of any research that can really answer this, although more broadly nurture seems to matter more than nature.
I definitely do. Those who act the worst towards others were usually raised that way, or encountered some kind of struggle that made them bitter.
I strongly believe that if everyone was raised with compassion, and if everyone was supported and had their needs met, then we would see very little evil in the world.
Our society seems structured to bring out the worst in us, and rewards those who behave unethically. A better world is possible though.
I'm afraid I'll live my whole life in fear like I'm doing now, that I'll never experience love, that one day I'll wake up old and alone, in misery and just waiting to die but too afraid end it.
Interesting, I can't think of two countries bordering each other that have all of these.
Depending on how you sleep, you might just want to look into slim conductive headphones instead of overpriced sleep-specific ones
Outer wilds is really worth completing! And you're right, watching a play-through would ruin it.
If you're having trouble with the ship controls, try just flying around the first planet and the moon a bit to get a hang of it. If you pay attention to gravity and momentum, you will be fine, it's not really mechanically demanding. For other planets, fly to where they will be, not where they are. Also, use 'match velocity' a lot whenever you're near something, which makes it a lot easier not to crash.There is also an autopilot mode, although I've never used it.
Also, I don't remember any difficult platforming, although I suppose 'difficult' is relative. There's only really one difficult skill based thing to do in the game I can think of, and it's 100% optional. ::: spoiler landing on the sun station :::
Outer wilds is really worth completing! If you're having trouble with the ship controls, try just flying around the first planet and the moon a bit to get a hang of it. If you pay attention to gravity and momentum, you will be fine, it's not really mechanically demanding. For other planets, fly to where they will be, not where they are. Also, use 'match velocity' a lot whenever you're near something. There is also an autopilot mode, although I've never used it.
I'll assume you're commenting in good faith.
I actually didn't claim nurture was more important than nature as a sweeping statement. It clearly isn't in cases like eye color for example. I haven't done a deep dive on this, but research seems to show that genetics play a significant role in predicting personality in general, but less than 50%.
Regardless, whether or not people are 'fundamentally good' or not is a moral statement, not a quantifiable one, as is "being shitty to other humans". It's a different question than personality, which is the closest topic that there seems to be any science on. Is there any specific research that actually makes a claim like this? (also, take a step back and remember what post this is on)
Also as a sidenote, while believing in the good in humanity probably makes someone more likely to be leftist, I don't think Marxism actually relies on people being 'fundamentally good' at all.