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.
子どもに教え テレビや絵本でも耳にします このセッションのテーマは“常識を疑う” ですが 今述べた常識的な理解の誤りについて 論証したいと思います 実際に我々の祖先は非常に残虐で 暴力は長い事 減少してきており 我々は おそらく人類史上 もっとも平和な時を生きています