Information or Propaganda ?

The way our brains receive information has completely changed over the last decade.

So much so, in fact, that the feeling of being overwhelmed is something we’re all too familiar with. The biggest source of frustration I seem to face when it comes to world affairs always brings me back to the same question:

Where is the basic human standard of moral middle ground?

Somewhere between good and bad? Between light and dark?

Science often plays the “safe card,” but the conflict still persists—between religious beliefs, and between people of faith and atheists alike. Many moons ago, when tribes were multiplying across the world, they each founded their own belief systems, cultures, and religions. They lived within their own communities—probably still fighting each other—until they encountered different tribes with different structures. History repeated itself in these moments, just as it has in the wars we’ve come to know and study. Even today, that same pattern seems to persist. Humans are among the only creatures we know of that are afraid of the unknown.

So, are we truly fighting over our differences—or are we fighting out of fear? One thing we all have in common, biologically speaking, is that our main purpose as a species is to reproduce. By observing the animal kingdom—and many of our own traits—it’s clear that much of life boils down to survival of the fittest. So instinctively, if difference has always struggled to find harmony throughout history, and if our goals are survival and reproduction, what could that tell us? Just off the top of my head:

Opposing genes are often instinctively attracted to one another because this reduces the chance of inbreeding, which can lead to illness or deformities. Genetically different parents can pass on a wider range of traits to their offspring—resulting in what we might call “hybrid babies.”

So maybe, in ancient times, tribes stuck together for safety and only reached out to other groups when seeking mates. Could this have been an evolutionary survival tactic? A way to protect and preserve dominant genes, while also ensuring diversity?