Should society unleash the animal within or suppress and constrain?
Most people want freedom but when given this freedom are people generally responsible?
- Are humans driven by their animal instincts?
- Are these animal instincts we have dangerous and anti-social?
- Does society exist to constrain and restrain these animal instincts to prevent dangerous animal expressions?
Self control in humans
Some have more self control than others. If we desire a society which is more free then wouldn't it also require that greater quantity of people have increasing self control? How can this be possible if humans are in effect guided by and under the influence of animal instincts? In this case wouldn't the flaws inherent to being a human be made more dangerous if these instincts are unleashed without some mechanism to enhance the self control capability of the humans?
Can technology help individuals to improve their self control so that they can use feedback loops and technical means to suppress their base instincts without requiring the interference of law? In this case the individual would have to know themselves much better, and would require new devices to monitor and correct their own behaviors.
Biofeedback
Biofeedback has been shown to be an option for humans who have for instance ADD or and anti-social tendencies. These humans have used these brain feedback devices to let them know when they are focusing and not focusing so that they can train their ability to focus. This has been shown to help some people who learn to focus better over time and as a result have more self control. Could everyone benefit from biofeedback?