Are humans too greedy to create an equal society?

I think humanity can create a better world its just a matter of causing a paradigm shift and removing the existing capitalism.

That's a really interesting question. I think the answer is no because in terms of culture I think we can clearly see that nature has more of an impact then nurture. Biology does impact on human development. Case studies done on twins separated at birth would seem to suggest that our capacity to learn is dependent on biology, but what we learn is dependent on society and the environment. A kid might be born with the brain of Eisenstein, but never learn to read if they grow up in the middle of the woods. In the same way a child who grows up in a war zone is going to learn behaviors very different from one who grows up in a peaceful society. A kid who is brought up in a society where they are taught to compete, and to consume will compete and consume. A kid brought up in a society where they are taught to work together, and to help each other will do it. In a study done by Bandura, Ross, & Ross in 1961, it was shown that children are capable, and likely to, model their behavior based on the behavior they observe from other people. In the experiment, a number of young children were split into three groups. The first group was placed in front of a window in which they could see a man who was playing with a punching doll. The man kicked and hit the doll, and said phrases such as “Pow” and “Stay down”. The second group was shown an adult playing with constructive blocks, and the final group was a control. The children were then given the opportunity to play in the same room as the adults had been in, with the same toys. The researchers found that the children who displayed the most aggressive tendencies where the children who watched the adults who were aggressive. If we extend on the findings, we can make the assumption that children are likely to model behavior from other sources as well, such as television, ans society (Berk, 2004). As a person ages, the neurons in their brain lose elasticity. In laymans terms this means brains are less able to assimilate, and adapt to new environments as you age. This is why old people are so nostalgic, and why the children of emigrants adapt to a new country faster then their parents; This is also why children learn so quickly, and why they recover from brain damage faster then adults. If you can create a cooperative environment for a child who is very young, this will stay with them for a long time (Wexler, 2006). There are many other examples of environment effecting behavior. There are many factors which can effect a child’s academic achievement and learning development at school, but none is as fare reaching, and as inclusive as poverty. Poverty affects the health, social development, and learning ability of a child. Studies have shown that children from high income families are nearly twice as likely to complete their schooling as children from low income families. There have also been studies conducted by the world health organization that show that the longer a child has lived in poverty, the more likely they are to leave school early or to do badly at school. So what I'm saying is yes, if we keep on going the way we are, in this environment , a better world is not possible. If women are continually taught to buy useless products and starve themselves just to fit in, If children are taught that materialism is more important than Art and science, If war is glorified in the media, and racism allowed to be spread unchecked by politicians, If climate change deniers are not challenged then yes we are doomed. That's why Resistance exists; to challenge these things and bring about a better world. Wexler, B, 2006, Brain and Culture, MIT press, Massachusetts Institute For Research on Poverty, last updated Nov 2007, http://www.irp.wisc.edu/research/education.htm Berk, L, E 2004 Development through lifespan, Pearson Education Australia, Sydney.

I for one, do believe that the social lives of many people are rapidly decreasing; my theory is "Electronics". We are so overly caught up in computer chat rooms e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, that we leave no time to socialize with others, off the web that is. Another reason is just saying no, rarely saying yes to things that we normally say no to. Such as parties, meetings, even stuff as small as a drink at the pub, and by doing this we deprive our selves of any fun, and this negative attitude begins to become routine for us... slowly turning into depression and leaving us alone. Sam- age 12

while some philosophers, notably Murdoch, believe that humans are selfish by nature, it is my belief that in fact we are conditioned to be selfish and greedy. Human nature does not prevent progressive social change, it is in fact the nature of the society that humans are born into.

Individual Greed, national Greed, and Human greed. The 3 dirty greeds. Capitalism, Nationalism and Anti-environmentalism.
Human Nature is to belong to SOCIETY! Team WORK!
Education is the fundamental resource required to feed our children the facts, the facts so we humans are not greedy and ignorant. Our society needs to teach other members to be a part of it not apart from it.