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What's your evidence for your the root of evil is that some people just have an "evil" gene theory?
I never mentioned genetics, strange that you would bring it up. Sex isn't even fully determined by genetics, something as complex and fragile as your personal values certainly can never be reduced to genetics.
Humans brains are stochastic and the values we eventually settle on depend both on our environment and on somewhat random walks through possible values. Some people will land on violent domination as a social strategy just through randomness. I believe an environment where everyone is cared for and has the ability to flourish will minimize the people who randomly end up on violent domination, but it is not possible through environmental changes to completely prevent this. Thus we cannot allow any positions of power, since those will attract and eventually be captured by people who have chosen domination as their preferred strategy.
What
Which part didn't you understand?
The part where you excuse all atrocities currently taking place by writing it off as "human nature"
What a hilariously absurd interpretation of what I said. Total failure of reading comprehension. Or just a bad faith dipshit.