Is Man Essentially Vicious or Virtuous

... Is Man Essentially Virtuous or Vicious? Man. An upright-walking mammal descended from apes, slowly growing in number. Man. Small groups dotted around the world, beginning to adapt to the harsh environment. Man. Ruthless warriors carving out empires, pillaging and burning thousands of farms. Man. Blood stained soldiers constantly fighting and dying in their millions for the long lost ideal of 'freedom.' Man. More and more people begin to be concerned for universal welfare, regardless of colour, race or caste. Today's Man is the result of an evolutionary process spanning hundreds of thousands of yearsMan has slowly developed for tens of thousands of years, , from mammals coming down from the trees, to beings with such technology that we would once have been worshipped as demi-gods. Over this time millions, if not billions of men, women and children have been killed, whether up in arms against a foe, or slaughtered in their beds for no deeper reason

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