Peter makes a very good point and I agree that those six characteristics could be a good things or bad things, depending on the person. Although I agree with Peter, I also agree with Kendra in that Hobbes thinks of these characteristics as just being dangerous and not good in any way. Hobbes says that all people naturally have these characteristics. Therefore, no matter how mean or nice we generally are, at some point in our lives we will all commit the six things he talks about. That said, some people who are bad consistently commit these six things, which separates the good and the bad people.
I disagree with Charlotte somewhat in what she was saying to Kendra about the selfishness point. Sometimes selfishness can be a good thing, but I definitely think that it causes more destruction in the world than moving it forward. When people just think about just themselves it causes a lot of conflict. The bees and the ants use teamwork to make their world better. If those creatures just thought about themselves, would they have homes? Could they make their homes just by themselves? Would they move forward at all? Selfishness creates separation between people, and no matter how intense the situation is, that separation is usually a bad thing.
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