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Keep in mind that for most of human history land was used on a strictly communal basis- the concept of land as property was foreign to most of Europe up until the emergence of feudalism sometime during the late Roman Empire.
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I lose count of the number of times I have said that and I am called a liar.
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By nature we are all obssessed with ourselves and our own interests.
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How often is it said that any kind of dissagreable behaviour is just human "nature", as if it couldn't be avoided? Strangely though, it is never said when someone displays a selfless act. When we hear about firemen saving children from burning buildings, for some reason we don't say "That is human nature."
Are human beings naturally lazy, aggressive and hostile to one another? Are we realy obssesed with ourselves? Or are we by nature friendly and co-operative, ready to help others when they are in trouble and share what we have with them? Or alternatively, does it make little or no sense to say that we are anything very specific "by nature", since the society and culture we live in play a great part in determining how we behave? I think it is the latter.