God created us in His image and sent us here to a world of imperfection. Thus, humans have a dual nature. They tend to strive for the divine, doing what is right, loving and being selfless. And they tend to be selfish, do wrong, and give in to the lower animal-like instincts of this fallen world.
Why I hold this to be true is deeply tied to my first-hand knowledge of God, and the knowledge that He has delivered to this world. But this is a belief and understanding held by many with vastly different belief systems - even purely secular ones. This concept of the dual nature of man is an archetype that even atheist philosophers recognize and embrace.
I post this here as a root assumption, because so much that is to be understood of people and society depends on understanding what their most basic motivations are. These two are primary.
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