Are there really other selves at all

[Aion]

I understand a desire for a certain state of peace, in particular freedom from violence or the fear of it. I think that the desire for peace is often equated with the desire for companionship and interest in oneself. Attention is something which is cravrd by many people and I believe it is our seemingly developed nature of focusing on ourselves that has lead to many separations. It is all too easy to isolate yourself because fear of the other has been cultivated through cultures.

What one has to begin to wonder is whether or not it is like this by design, or is somehow merely a byproduct of our 'humanness' as some scientific paradigms would express.