Presenter: Rev. Matt Alspaugh with Service Associate Carol Johnson

There’s an idea that there is only a thin veneer of civilization, with things like law and authority, that keeps us all in check, keep us from becoming savage beasts. It seems like common sense, to the point that it’s a movie trope that the civilized street crowd becomes a a raging mob on the least provocation. But is it true? What does the science say? What is required to keep us civilized? As we’ll see, it’s complicated.

Topics: Civic Life