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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

> I'm saying  that as long as there are people who DON'T do that, it
> > can't be a  universal  "human" trait...it is perhaps a trait in a subset
> > of humans, but not all. If  violence and aggression were universal human 
> > traits, wouldn't ALL people be  brawl and stealing?
>
> ****** No, not all people have adult physical relationships or even 
> procreate, either, but it is still our primary biological imperative.

So do you think that a majority of humans are aggressive? I define 
aggression as ACTING aggressive, as Bev says, taking what you want through 
aggression and/or violence. Maybe I  live in a different world, but I don't 
see it. I see lots of peaceful people with the rare aggressive/violent 
person. Even in the inner city; for every person wanting to rob/rape/murder, 
there are 99 people who DON'T want to. That aggressive/violent person is the 
anomaly, not the norm.

Lynn Wigglesworth