Well yes. People are violent by nature since it's in the people's DNA and it's much like our feelings if we feel too much angry that can happen. How do I know this well I CAN DO ANYTHING So that's how I know (The last part was just for my character)

you know when you're doing something, then you stub your toe on something and just punt a puppy across the yard? That's proof that we're all naturally violent.

you know when you're doing something, then you stub your toe on something and just punt a puppy across the yard? That's proof that we're all naturally violent. That requires the external factor of stubbing your toe. If you had not stubbed your toe, it would not cause you to punt your puppy. You would only act violent if a prior event had caused you to react that way, similarly to how a bear will attack you in defense of its cub. Bears are not naturally violent, but will be when they feel they are in danger. Therefore, the violence is not natural because it was caused by an outside force.

in most cases, humans only become violent if: 1. the situation calls for it (kill or be killed) 2. we are not thinking straight (adrenaline, emotions, alcohol and drugs, etc) there may be other more specific instances but these are the main 2 and this is for most mentally sound people

>being mentally sound 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

That's a complicated question, one that can't really be answered by a simple poll. How do you define nature? It isn't a simple blueprint or a written code that determines if you are violent or not, as the conditions which constitute violence vary. Personal experience, environmental factors and socioeconomic conditions play factor. For some, the warrant for violence exists for something that is older than man itself: Survival. Resources like food, water and recreation are very important to the stability of the human ego and its long term survival and comfort in the world. When one doesn't have those things and goes without, they can become desperate and are willing to attack and or kill others to make betterment for their lives. Whether it is in the fictional realms of post apocalyptic society, crime drama or the unfortunate conditions that make up our reaity, desperation and chaos create a state of vulnerability for humans and thus force them to battle one another over resources. Another constitution for violence is the vacuum of power. Just as the worst off of society may be more inclined to resort to desperation, those with power tend to be more inclined to resort to violence to maintain their power and maintain the state of privilege they own, whether it be someone of great wealth resorting to physical threats against competition or a state going to war with another, either for resources or ideals of honor or glory. But things are not always so simple: For reasons of a more complicated nature, people may be inclined to turn to violence for pleasure due to psychological conditions or embracing certain ideologies. One can assume that these people were born these ways, but as humans tend to be products of their environment, this is a vast oversimplification. Can one raised with the pretense of "Do onto yourself, what others do to you" and "Glory to Leader/God/Ideal" be inclined to the same conditions? Just as so, what creates the conditions to turn a human born into a blank state into a serial killer that revels in violence? This is a struggle for psychologists, sociologists and ultimately the close examination of the society we live in that creates the conditions for tendencies to come to fruition. Not all violence is motivated by ideology, or lack of a need however, though they may perhaps be contributing factors to the following. In a more grey light, acts of violence against oppressive individuals and institutions, such as oppressive governments who oppress their populations, and malicious individuals and groups who would otherwise seek to harm you or your loved ones through force and violence of their own, may be necessary in situations where they cannot be dealt with otherwise. In conclusion, are humans naturally violent? If it is a simple matter of if it is a viable option for humans to deal with situations using violence in cases of desperation and survival, then yes. However, the conditions we live in, such as access to resources and socioeconomic factors tend to push the need for humans to be more violent. These conditions which are, in terms of todays society, is unnatural to the condition of man. Violence can be used to protect yourself and others, to create what you see is a better world, defend power, or just to hurt others in a state of twisted bliss. It is evident, however, that violence as a whole tends to put a huge amount of distress on humans, both individually and collectively and is seen as harmful to a large degree. We should not be asking, "Is violence natural?" And instead, try to improve ourselves, eachother, and help to make a better world where conditions can be better for all, reducing the need for humans to be violent, and in doing so, creating a happier existence for all.

tl;dr, society is the reason we're not fucking maniacs

We live in a society

Take a look at that society.

Society more like uhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Everyone always claims to want peace, hate violence, seek equality, etc. When in truth what these people seek is for the world to conform itself to their own views. When this doesn’t happen their first reaction is to resort to some sort of violence in an attempt to force this confirmation regardless of what their opposition may think. Thus I think it is safe to say that Humans have a natural tendency towards violence as the primary solution to their problems rather than something more rational like negotiation. Keep in mind that it is not necessarily our society or even what one would consider a sound or unsound mind, for this tendency can be observed among humans of all ages, cultures, and mental conditions, from the mentally sound to the madmen, from the genius to the mentally disabled.

This is a very simple question, and the answer is absolutely simple. Yes. Humans are violent by nature. We train ourselves to hold back from such tendancies. Want proof? Watch a child throw a tantrum. Does he know better? Probably not, but that's part of his nature to immediately be violent. Either against himself, things around him, or the thing that pissed him off. You have to remove the layers of social conditioning to see the real answer. You can be tamed to do anything. Another example is our anon chat: The mask of anonymous brings out the worst in people, because that's who they are by nature: Terrible people. On average, if someone can do something and get away with it, they will.

I said no at first but TBH now i'm convinced for the opposite opinion Already voted tho so rip

Yeah, I'd say humans are violent by nature. Humans were just regular animals back then, and I suppose they still are, and they needed to defend themselves by impulse. Society has set rules to create order so less people are violent. We have lost some of our violent impulses, but yes, we do still act violent my nature or the most part.

ofc it'll be anonymous, who wants to tell their teacher that a queef said smth also yeah we are bc dude look at me, I don't think twice about slapping friends when they do smth embarrassing. Such is the nature of a true tsundere

Alright! Thank you all for your input! Even the less serious answers are appreciated! Seriously! This is a big help for my project!

is it bad that I was still being kinda serious

Yeah, we are violent in nature, but that is when we are babies, toddlers and etc. We can end up not being violent at all if we grow up. Or, sometimes people are just violent for the heck of it.