I actually find it quite sad that we need to do this kind of experiments to prove ourselves that human kindness exists and that not everyone of us is a complete egocentric self-absorbed maniac. The problem of human violence is much more complex, and the same people who can push a little robot while enjoying the comforts of a consumer society may react in a whole different way when a crisis threatens what they consider valuable.
On May 15, 2009 diegom wrote:
I actually find it quite sad that we need to do this kind of experiments to prove ourselves that human kindness exists and that not everyone of us is a complete egocentric self-absorbed maniac. The problem of human violence is much more complex, and the same people who can push a little robot while enjoying the comforts of a consumer society may react in a whole different way when a crisis threatens what they consider valuable.