Whether humans are ultimately d or decent, however you want to frame it is also a bigger question. And now, that question stretches back thousands of years. I mean, this is something that philosophers have been dating, have been debating for millennia,. This is really old theory in western culture that sciences called veneer theory. It's the idea that our civilize ation is just a thin veneer and below that lies raw human nature.
Is humanity innately good or bad? Historian and author Rutger Bregman joins Adam to discuss his decidedly optimistic answer to this question. They discuss research showing that people are more likely to help each other during national disasters, the true story behind Kitty Genovese, and how the real-life Lord of The Flies had a very different ending. You can find Rutger Bregman’s book, Humankind: A Hopeful History, wherever books are sold.
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