Why do humans feel the need for power and rebellion? I believe that the "Stanford Prison Experiment" sheds a bit of light on the subject. "The idea was simple: to see how ordinary men, chosen to be the most healthy and 'normal' would respond to a radical change to their normal roles in life." (psyblog) Just as a fine and convoluted poem, the reason behind what the "guards" and the "prisoners" did is left up to the reader. However, the only real solution, reason, or incentive for the test subjects to act the way they did was a lust for power and rebellion. The experimentees were chosen because of how healthy and right in mind they were. There was no reason to actually act in such a manner as they did. The only reason that would make sense for the 'prisoners' and the 'guards' to behave in such a manner is because they finally had a golden opportunity to execute the need to have power and rebel. To refer back to the first question, "Why do humans feel the need for power and rebellion," the answer is that humans are evil. If the test subjects didn't know that they were being experimented, that would be completely understandable. However, with full knowledge of the situation and what was going on, there is no other explanation. Humans do not only have evil tendencies, they have evil nature.
No comments:
Post a Comment