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Why isn't human nature taught?

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-05 2:25

Think of Animal Planet about humans.  The study of natural human behavior.  Not quite psychology or sociology, as these both look at our cultures and societies through our language.  This would be like studying only the calls of chimpanzees and their emotional reactions to them, without studying everything else about what they do in the wild.  Humans are animals, but their animal behavior is rarely studied.  Culture seems to get in the way, surpressing or trying to ignore this nature, even though it's always there. 

Black people are more in tune with this human nature, and seem to get a better grasp of it, revelling in it through their culture rather than suppressing it with politeness.  While seen as unsophisticated by "culture," the behavior is more true to human interaction than the invented rules of society that are meant to keep our nature in check. 

Human behavior should be defined and taught.  Even if it seems comical to compare humans to animals, the truth is we are still animals.   

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-05 3:12

GTFO, You fucking furry.

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-05 6:34

>>2
wut

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-05 7:34

>>1
Humans are animals, but humans posses this thing called brain and it gives them sentience. In the end there is not any typical human behavior, but humans tend to adopt behavior of their parents and enviroment. That's how cultures form and we already have Anthropology which studies human cultures and races.

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-05 12:47

I would say there are core human behaviors that the human race shares, but culture is used to hide them. 

Note how language is used as a tool, but all the behavior could be applied to a prehistoric tribe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-SCxow_2b8

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-05 15:49

>>1
Maybe they have a different nature.

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-06 6:53

It's called psychology. And they do teach it.

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-06 8:59

Animals have feelings too you know.

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-06 11:54

Anthropology would be closer.

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-06 14:53

>>8
To some basic extent yes, but they lack sentience and most even lack capacity to think beyond their insticts.

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-07 4:12

>>1

It's called psychology you faggot.

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-07 13:21

Psychology deals with language and thought, but does not focus so much on the part that lacks conscience, the id or the lizard brain. 

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-07 15:19

>>12
Actually, it does, but it tends not to be very scientific.

Evolutionary psychology, however, might be what you're looking for.

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-07 16:11

>>12
That part of brain serves very little function and it has practically no real control. It serves as a basis for our very limited insticts and it is actually researched and taught. I think neurology being real physical science of brain might be what you're looking for.

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