A response

About Hobbes' conclusion, I do agree with the 'state of nature,' and I think his depiction of human nature is precise.

I believe that the "state of nature" requires an undercover situation, that is, a situation in which there is an abundance of natural resources but a high population density, causing people to fear others' invasion because people gain fame and power through battles. People will have this uncertainty that they cannot ensure no one is going to attack them; thus, they cannot feel safe.

Now, I want to propose a counterexample to Hobbes' statement that "men lock their doors." In the countryside of China, in some villages, people do not lock their doors. They have such a tight-knit community, and everyone knows everyone. They choose to place trust in their community and follow the same moral standards.

There! Moral standards, or the hot topics we discuss nowadays—religions, races, nations... People believe in different things, and then they create different cultures and customs. As the classic question goes, are there really morally wrong behaviors? People who believe in the same religion (or the same culture, country, etc.) think they are superior to others who believe in different religions, so they become colonists to spread the only 'right' religion (or lifestyles) and gain more power (in order to attract more believers and reinforce their belief).

It seems to me that absolute power is the right path to follow. Imagine if the whole world were atheistic, or if the entire world had only one religion, culture, or country; that would prevent many conflicts. For example, if engaging in battles were considered extremely sinful or morally wrong, and peace was the virtue everybody desired, wars would be challenging to carry out. Unfortunately, this is mostly impossible to happen. The planet is vast, and the population is enormous. It is very hard to change a person's beliefs (I think we all have that kind of experience in life). Somehow I feel like this is the destiny of humans. Only a small portion of the population can control their desires and find peace; the rest of humanity expands their desires (THE CROWD).

I want to share a philosophy piece from a Chinese philosopher, Laozi. In <Daodejing> chapter 80 (https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=en&id=11671&remap=gb), to me, this is the best way to avoid the "state of nature." (but mostly impossible to happen as mentioned above)