I believe humans embraced their true nature the most back when we were cavemen. Sure, humans show signs of listening to their instincts and providing for their basic needs all the time, but it does not necessarily show that we adhere to them at the same level we always have. Certainly our anger, lust, and greed have improved, at least somewhat, when compared to our more "primitive" selves. We use the word "primitive" to make that distinction between what we used to generally be like, and what we are generally like now. So, if it is commonly accepted that 10,000 years ago, our species was different in that it served out it basic functions more clearly and directly to the point where it would earn the title "primitive", wouldn't that show the Human Nature, which is the collection of properties generally associated with humans, has changed in some way?
Has Human Nature changed from "primitive" to "civilized" in the last 10,000 years or so, or is it just a veil over how instinctual and self-driven we really are?
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