"But those are not the only “natural” attitudes that human beings value, noted Professor Philippe Rochat, who teaches in the Emory University Department of Psychology. Rochat summarized his findings that motivation based on positive values, such as compassion and empathy, seem to develop in human children alongside less positive values, such as selfishness and dishonesty.
“Are we born good, or are we fundamentally torn between positive and negative tendencies?” Rochat asked. “My research over the last 30 years shows the latter is closer to the truth, and that we respond to contradictory motivations.”
- is this what the Dalai Lama secretly subscribe to? - that human beings respond to contradictory motivations! Food for thought.
