Are Humans Violent By Nature

The Webster dictionary defines violence as “The use of physical force to harm someone, to damage property”(Violence, n.d.).There is no doubt that violence has been apparent in the evolution of humans, whether it be in modern civilization or in the early stages of homo sapient life. The question lies in whether violence is something humans have programmed in their genes or is a product of human lifestyle and culture. The topic of whether humans are violent by nature or not has been debated for years since there is no indefinite answer at the time being, however, I believe the case for humans being inherently violent is a much more firm opinion for a few reasons. These reasons consist of the fact that humans seem to constantly be at war, our ancestors were violent, and violence has been used as entertainment for centuries.

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In many ways, the light hearted sports we watch on television and at stadiums have a strong resemblance to war. Teams clash in the attempt to defeat their opponent which we call winning, however they are doing nothing more than defeating their enemy as they would in war. Humans have played and watched sports to release their natural aggression for centuries and as far back as, Ancient Egypt. In the Roman Era, the masses would visit the amphitheatre to watch brutal gladiatorial games, just like modern day people would watch violent sports such as, football, MMA, boxing matches. One significant difference between our sports and the games of Ancient Rome is that in Ancient Rome, Gladiators would fight to the death against other Gladiators or animals to entertain the crowd. Many of today’s sports still do cause serious injuries. People love to watch this violence as they, get to experience their natural tendencies towards aggression through the