Human Nature and Competition

At first I did completely agree with Hobbes view of human nature. From reading “Of Commomwealth” his points really showed me that people need to be controlled and have one ultimate controller in order for everyone to live a peaceful life. But after a different idea my opinion has changed. I agree with Caroline that our nation has accomplished so many things with the freedom we are given. Since we have so much freedom it makes me believe that if we didn’t have any of this then we probably wouldn’t of accomplished as much as we have. Obviously there are still so many people that pay no attention to laws and choose to do terrible things. Today in the world we are living in we hear about wars, crimes, terrorists, and all sorts of terrible things. This goes back to Hobbes ideas because giving people too much freedom can lead them in the wrong direction, but that does not mean everyone needs their freedom to be taken away. Freedom gives people the opportunity to succeed and work harder. Just like Maggie mentioned in crew they are always competing to be the best boat, which makes the team work harder everyday. Hobbes views competition as something that is preventing us of living sociably like bees and ants. The way I see it without competition people would just settle to be average and no one would ever strive to be better. We compete to beat others and show them how good we really are. Without competition people wouldn’t give any effort or really try. Having everyone work to be just as good as there competitor helps everyone in becoming more successful. For example if you always practice a particular sport with someone who isn’t very good you will settle to be better then that one person. But if you start practicing with someone who has more talent then you it will make you strive to practice more to get to the same level of talent as others.