Human Self-Destructiveness
In a post, weeks ago, I gave two examples of what I thought showed human self-destructiveness.
Interestingly, I came across a recent article by Stephen Hawking (The Dominion Post, February 18, 2014) in which he asserts that: “Much of the human race’s behaviour throughout history appears not to have been calculated to aid survival of the species.”
Hawking says we still have the instincts necessary for survival in caveman days but now, with modern technology, that puts the human race “and much of the rest of life on Earth” at risk.
How do we go about changing those instincts? Or is that even possible? We’ve certainly shown, as a race, that we aren’t very good at controlling our inner caveman.
Interestingly, I came across a recent article by Stephen Hawking (The Dominion Post, February 18, 2014) in which he asserts that: “Much of the human race’s behaviour throughout history appears not to have been calculated to aid survival of the species.”
Hawking says we still have the instincts necessary for survival in caveman days but now, with modern technology, that puts the human race “and much of the rest of life on Earth” at risk.
How do we go about changing those instincts? Or is that even possible? We’ve certainly shown, as a race, that we aren’t very good at controlling our inner caveman.
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