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Originally Posted by Grapesoda
in certain areas of the globe, Africa and the middle east for instance are not peaceful by any means and yet are not more violent than the past... it's about intellect Mutt.
low intellect/IQ results in poor impulse control, which results in violence in most instances... think of someone with the IQ range of 70-80 as a 12-14 year old while the average for Americans, or rather the past average for Americans is 100, think of that as an adult.... in most cases an adult has more impulse control than a 14 year old. not necessarily any better ideas but less likely to 'act' irrational ...
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Violence is largely taught and passed on. We're all taught not to hit or steal (non-aggression principle), but parents use aggression and force against their children all the time, spanking being a prime example. Another example is when we as children witness how adults in society conduct themselves, it's very hypocritical in that we tell our children hitting and stealing is bad, but much of our society is governed in an opposite way.. Right down to taxation, solving problems with force, imprisoning non-violent people for victimless crimes, etc.. We witness this, and while it's largely subconscious, we see that violence is used all around us.
Irriational behavior is largely contributed to (a) parenting and (b) brain development. The pre-frontal cortex doesn't fully mature until around the age of 25. It's the area in the brain that processes emotion. It's why all children throw temper tantrums, due to their inability to process emotions. It's why teenagers make crazy stupid decisions (we all have), that area in the brain just isn't developed fully.
In the case of (a) parenting, 75% to 80% of a child’s brain is developed by the age of 3, with exception to the PFC as noted above. So the experiences a child has during those 3 years, are largely going to affect their outcome in life and IQ even. Edit: And there are plenty of studies that show how a children is treated, they will treat others later in life.
