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good and evil
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Age: 29 Sex : F
8/9/2002
"Do you think that people are inherently good or evil, or do you think they are made that way by other influences?"
I find good and evil to be a human concept. Many animals do things that, if a human were to do it, would be labeled evil. In the wild, the fittest survive. That means, by any means necessary. Humans, however, are governed by morality and proper ways of behaving.
I think that people inherit the mannerisms of what which, in our world, is considered good, and evil. I do not think they are good or evil, they are simply motivations, tendancies. Some animals are born to be aggressive, possible leaders, while others are born into mediocracy. So, too, are humans.
The influences of culture, society, and environment teach people what is acceptable behavior, and what is not. But that rarely changes the motivations or tendancies within. One with a predisposition for violence will find a way to be violent, in spite of an environment which may seek to suppress, or channel that aggression, whether by physical force, or by psychological means.
I think one inherits most, if not all, that which is attributed to good or evil. Influence can shade a tendancy, but it cannot truly change it. That is not to say that one cannot be persuaded to work around something which is evil, or to embrace something which is considered good, but the underlying desire is always there.
I don't make much sense on so little sleep, but I felt like attacking the theme anyway. Nyah.
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