The very existence of society and the fact that we aren't blindly killing eachother for resources proves that civilization is not based on humanities animalistic instincts. Therefore the claim that humans cannot overcome their own base instincts (as claimed by many Liberals) would imply that we are no morally or intellectually superior to animals.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Even animals are not based on such "animalistic instinct", most of animals cooperate on some level.

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Indeed, all intelligent creatures are capable of acting beyond what is strictly needed for survival.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Cooperation is needed for survival in many cases, or at least improve the odds.

[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Exactly lol, look at ants their society is thousands times more organized than our and they don't even have brains. To be fair they only focus on basic needs like food and reproduction we do a lot more things

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