Do we learn to be competitive or are we born competitive?

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Two male Gemsbok antelopes involved in a intense fight

According to Darwin’s theory the main mechanism of evolution is the natural selection, which is based on inter- and intraspecific competition of biological species.
About  a human as a representative of the species Homo Sapiens we can say with confidence that the biological intraspecific competition is presented in us genetically since our birth.

But a child grows and develops in a society in which biological competition  transforms into social competition,  which is characterized by the concept of morality


The gradation of social competition, depending on the personal and social level morality , can vary from war (not only in direct meaning) to complete selflessness.




So competitiveness accompanies the person throughout the life. But using intelligence and moral principles we can develop and regulate its gradation.

Let It Snow

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