According to the text, “most Americans hold three basic
beliefs about human nature: that humans are, at heart, rational; that humans
are perfectible; and that human nature is highly susceptible to social and
cultural influence.” (page 334)
Do I believe in this? To an extent, I can honestly say that
I relate to rationality and mutability premises. The one about perfectible kind
of threw me off with the definition in the book that humans can be born into
sin, but are capable of achieving goodness through effort and control. I don’t exactly
believe humans are born into sin when they don’t sin. Unless, they mean start
of doing bad things, but have the chance to change and shape up their future.
An example I can think of mutability premises, is when
people who hang out with certain people at school can gain their habits and
social skills. In high school I had a good friend who would always use her
hands with talking and I remember I would go home and use those same social
skills. My mom would not understand where I got it from. It’s my human behavior
shaped by my environment and the people I hung out with.
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