(January 25, 2018 at 3:06 pm)Cyberman Wrote:(January 25, 2018 at 11:49 am)wallym Wrote: In my opinion, what keeps us from being awful is circumstance. If you and I were born 200 years ago, we'd very likely have no problem owning some slaves. 400 years ago, we'd almost certainly be devoutly religious, maybe burning some people for witchcraft? I don't think there's anything special about you and I that we aren't out raping and stealing. What's special is the circumstances into which we were born. That's primarily what's kept us from being a terrible people. A coincidence of time and place.
To channel my inner Thunderf00t, were I to find myself suddenly transported into those times with the same mind I have at present, ie I'm the sazme person as I am now, then no I would not do those things. I could not do those things. On the other hand, if I was to find myself a product of my time, then that person would not be me to the extent that I could not say either way how I might behave. That's why I can reflect on the worst periods in history and think how terrible that people were subjected to them.
I think you just agreed with my bolded?
