Over time we learned to harness that violence. They theorize that violence emerged out of humans living closely together and the hierarchy that developed out of agriculture and the domestication of animals. This school of thought is supported by anthropological notions that humans lived peacefully in small groups before civilization developed. Others believe that violence is a learned trait. Some theorize it's innate in all humans, suddenly and irresistibly brought to the fore by some external stimulus or medical condition. Psychologists have debated endlessly over the nature of violence. The question is: Are we like this naturally, or is violence a behavior we've adopted? Physical aggression has clearly been around for a while. The famed Iceman of the Alps, whose mummy was found in 1991, is believed to have been ritually murdered in an act of human sacrifice 5,300 years ago. Archaeologists have found physical evidence of even earlier violence. Ancient texts like the Babylonian epic poem "Gilgamesh" and the Bible describe early acts of physical brutality. We've pummeled one another for millennia.
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