Just saw "The Road"
... and I have to say it was kind of a downer. Beautifully shot and solid performances- but it suffers from a Hobbesian idea that most humans are generally evil in nature. At least that's what I took from it- and honestly, it kind of bummed me the hell out.
I hope the premise is wrong- and that if there was an epic, species threatening global catastrophe- people would band together to help each other instead of turning cannibal.
Dawkins says that altruism is genetically evolved behavior to protect our family, tribe, town- expand that outwards and you'd think it would apply to the entire human race if it was threatened.
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