We teach it to our children. We hear it on television and in storybooks. Now, the original title of this session was, "Everything You Know Is Wrong," and I'm going to present evidence that this particular part of our common understanding is wrong, that, in fact, our ancestors were far more violent than we are, that violence has been in decline for long stretches of time, and that today we are probably living in the most peaceful time in our species' existence.
Prenosimo ga djeci, čujemo na televiziji i čitamo u pričama. Izvorni naslov ovoga predavanja bio je "Sve što znate je pogrešno" i predstaviti ću dokaze da je ovo konkretno opće uvjerenje pogrešno: da su naši preci zapravo bili daleko nasilniji od nas, da se razina nasilja kroz dugo vrijeme smanjivala te da danas vjerojatno živimo u najmirnijem razdoblju