Thinker -- Blog 1 "Evidinify"

My name is John Locke, and I believe in a more optimistic perspective on human life compared to my rival, Hobbes. In a state of nature, a state in which a human is presented a world without set rules, customs, or systems, I believe that every human is born with fair, natural, god-given rights. I believe that these gifts are the rights to health, life, liberty, and possessions; these "possessions" could include land, food, shelter, etc. I also believe in an optimistic, trust-worthy third party through the form of a social contract. My form of this contract dictates that the point of a third-party, or government, is to protect its citizens natural rights; one that does this well is a good government, while a third party that doesn't do this is a "bad" government. If a scenario occurs where the people's natural rights aren't protected or are being abused, the people under that government have the right to revolt and overthrow that third party/government. I also believe that people have an altruistic-centered personality; I think that people would do good things just be a good person, and they wouldn't have the need for anything in return or to receive a reward for their actions. Doing something good and morally right is award enough for them.
Many readers might think that this is rubbish; that none of these facts or assumptions could be proven as correct. I must disagree with you, especially in the time period that we're all currently living in. In the beginning of the life of our species, Hobbes might've been correct; there was no absolute form of civilization, structure,society, or government. It very well could've been a free for all, as Hobbes describes in his philosophy on humans and their morals. Fortunately, we have made major strides since the beginning of human life. We're no longer nomads; we live in concrete locations on this planet, and in these places we have structure, government, a surplus in resources, and many other things that make the difference between today and the beginning. People's morals have changed as well; we no longer (most of us, at the least) struggle to survive. We have food, family, shelter; we're born with these things belonging to us, which follows my laws pertaining to "State of Nature" and "Natural Rights" perfectly. People in today's world have more free will now, especially when it comes to governmental decisions. As stated in my theory, people now-a-days vote for a person to represent themselves; the people decide who that third party is. If that third party fails to do a good job in the eyes of the people they have the right to impeach, or remove, that person from their position in the government. Ever more important then all else, humans are becoming more altruistic than ever before. There have even been organizations created to do good things just because it's the right thing to do. Just 17 hours ago, a news article stated that the Red Cross has spent over 245$ million of the 479$ million raised to help those still in need in Haiti (which recently experienced a horrific earthquake). This is just one case in which people help others even though they have no connection to them and gain no benefit from it.
As you can see from the various pieces of evidence, my philosophy about human nature appears to be correct, and more so than Hobbe's.