Did you know that humanity has all the profile of a psychopath? Like a serial killer, she coldly tortures her victim: the planet.
It pumps billions of liters of oil, extracts tons of coal, but also rock and sand to make concrete. It emits CO2 into the atmosphere, liquefies the polar caps, razes hectares of forest, releases liters of polluting products into rivers, spits pesticides into nature, slaughters animals while hunting and causes the definitive extinction of living species that will never reappear on the surface of the Earth.
Human beings have always considered themselves to be the most developed species in the world. However, if he is aware of the damage he is causing, he fails to drive collective change. Our species is good at instrumentalizing nature, but it is profoundly lacking in empathy. Ego, manipulation, lack of empathy and irresponsibility: the conclusion is clear, all these characteristics are those of a psychopath.
How did we get there ? Is there a treatment to cure humanity?
To dive into the tortured brain of our civilization, Sidonie Bonnec receives Sebastien Bohler. He is a doctor of neurobiology and editor of the magazine Brain & Psycho. He is also the author of the book HumanPsycho at Books.