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Monday, September 7, 2009
Good or Evil?
In his natural state, is man incline to do good or evil?
Men only do what they feel. So if they feel like doing something evil, then they will. There is no stopping them, when they believe what they are doing is right.
So by doing what they believe in makes them evil, all men are evil, because they live by there emotions and emotions make you blind to the truth.
Men act out of aggression and emotion. I think it all depends on the person. Some men have more aggressive personalities then others so they are more inclined to do evil things. Others are more laid-back and don't really care that much so they do good things.
You can't judge all of them by one person's actions. Honestly, everyone has good and evil in them!
Man is both good and bad. Man will do what they think is right. In the beginning we did what we needed to do to survive and not what we think is right today.
In society today we label good and evil by religion and laws that we are taught by the older generations. So man is neither good nor evil.
I think man can be good or evil. As Ryan said men do what they think is right. Man has been making decisions ether good or evil. By making making good or evil decisions they show they have the capability to be good or evil. Thus showing man has the choice to be good or evil.
It all depends on the person. People are shaped by their environment, what they have been taught, and experiences. Evil is usually easier than good, so some people will take the easy path. Some people will have enough determination to do what is right though. Their are also other factors that play into this such as greed, money, power and so on. Just because a man is good at one point doesn't mean he wont be corrupted and change. People can also do a mixture of bad and good. But we as humans have free will, so ultimately the choice is up to that person. We aren't inclined to good or evil, we are inclined to do what we want to do. This doesn't mean there aren't consequences for our actions though.
Men where always tempted by evil from the beginning of time. Since our bodies adore evil thoughts and temptation, men are blinded from the good in life. But men also have good within them for they know how to change their ideals for the better. I say that they are good but yet they have evil within them.
When a man is in his natural state of mind he is neither inclined nor declined to do good or evil. There for man reacts to his surroundings and situations before he makes his decision to do good or evil. Like PAUL said we have known and been tempted by evil since the beginning of time. So as being in a natural state of mind you will be tempted and once again like I said react to the surroundings and situations.
I agree with Paul...People have been tempted to do evil deeds. As in A guy in Alabama who did drugs in his basement and did terrible things to people when he was on them...he was saved and now hosts a church group with 5,000 to 6,000 people come listen to him tell the stories about what he and his buddies did wrong...He noticed that he was evil and changed his life around by finding the good inside him...Therefore Men are based on and evil standpoint, but can change the way they act
Men do what their morals tell them is right. We're driven by what's best for us at the time. Sometimes it's not always good. But everyone is subject to change their ways. So men are both good and evil, in my opinion.
I think man is neither good nor evil. The concepts of good and evil are man-made and therefore don't mean anything in the context of the question. A better question would be is man more inclined to do things that help themselves and other people, or more inclined to do things which are destructive to themselves and other people?
man can do what the man feels is right so if the man thinks hes better off breaking into cars and breaking windows, then so be it man is his own person
Can man be good or evil? well really they are both because so many factors go in to a decision its not just oh i feel like i should do this so i will. For instance what about the the robbin hoods in the world are they good or are they bad? another factor that I think plays a big role is how we were raised, if a child has a bad home life he is more likely to follow those bad examples because no one has told him that this is bad.
But on the other hand people aren't all black and white because you could start in with mental illnesses people have that make them more violent then others. so really its not just are people good and evil its more of a question of "do people know whats wrong and whats right?"
As humans most react to a situation before they can think often turning out to be an evil action, I don't think it is always there intention to be evil but just there first reaction to the situation.....But there are also those who put a little more thought into some thing before they will react and those are more often the good choices..
i think man will do whatever he wants to do no matter where he is. Man doesn't think rationally about things before doing them. Men can do good or evil does it really matter though. Men do whatever they want weather it's right or wrong so why should we even care about what they, we. or it do! since men really aren't men when they "die" they will just disappear Cause you and me we aren't really here no ones here so why should i care what men do when it doesn't reflect back on me!?
Some very negative thoughts on the last one but a few good points as well.. But man will do as they please yes but it matters on how they think before they act if they chose to act evil then it truly is evil but if they do think they are doing right and it turns out evil THEN WHAT?????
I think it depends on the situation surround the person. If you come from a family that is violent around the person, then more than likely you are gong to do wrong things. If the same situation came up, and you had some morals you would probably be good. Allan
If men were around violent people that doesn't always mean the will have bad morals, he may end up thinking this is the wrong life for me and end up going on the right path.
I think that man is evil with an intention of being good. No matter what somebody does, someone else will feel that it is wrong. People usually want to do what is right, but will eventually do something that is wrong. Man in general is evil but i am not going to put murderers, rapists, or theives in the same category as the rest of us.
Men have to choice between good and evil. It all depends on the actions that they do and how they are influenced in their lives. There are also many other factors that could effect anyone to be good or evil,but in the end it is the person who decides how they want to act.
Human nature is naturally evil, the desire of life makes humans naturally evil, but society has evolved to notice the benefits of being social and lessing the natural evil of desire. -Jay Cotter
Men can be both evil or good! Like in history there were men that were good and evil. Even in the bible almost every man where good in the bible, but others were evil. And also it depends on how men describe evil! So men think that what they do is good, but in reality they are doing bad! So also there are good men in this world; men that bring peace to the world! Men are good but others, just don't have any good in them!
I think all men are put on earth in his natural state to do good. Everyone is here to do good. Also, it depends on the situations we put the man himself in. In his natural state he is going to protect himself whether it is good or evil depending on that situation. But in my view, I think men are here to do good.
I think that all men in their natural state are intended to do good. But sometimes it doesn't work that way. Some men have a different mind set where they "think" they should do bad. So I think it depends on who and what state that certain person is put in.
As Man has grown throughout history, we still have not changed much in the aspect of "good or evil." Man can either be good or bad depending on its situation and which path is effortless. Man usually acts out on what first comes to mind and reacts off of that instinct and comes through with it. In the end, in my opinion Man can be both in its natural state depending on its history, setting and atmosphere at the time.
I think man can be good or evil. Just like many have already said i too believe it depends on the situation man is put in that describes him as good or evil. However in his natural state i believe man is more inclined to do good. -Ross
I think that man in his natural state can be good or evil. It all depends on the person and how he was brought up to think. You can't just assume all men in his natural state mean to do good, because some men probably mean to do evil too.
Define 'Good' or 'Evil'. It has a different meaning for everyone. You can't say men are born 'good' or 'evil'. It depends on the person. We probably have some bad things we are born with, but what about the good things we are born with? Do the bad things we do make us 'Evil'? and the good things we do make us 'Good'? It really depends on the person, culture and religion. You can't judge upon all man, because theres too much difference between us all. We'd better ask this question to OURSELFES. We don't have enough knowledge of the world to answer this question for all man.
i feel that man are inclined to be evil. When man is born the laws of nature require us to be evil to survive. WE have to do anything to survive.Simply the survival of the fittest.
Being good has to be taught. Its not something we are born with
I Believe it depends on the person, but i also don't think you are born to be evil. Its just how you are grown up or taught to act like, or what environment you are around. I do think that it is easier to be bad than good but everyone is differen't some choose the right path but some don't.
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Men only do what they feel. So if they feel like doing something evil, then they will. There is no stopping them, when they believe what they are doing is right.
So by doing what they believe in makes them evil, all men are evil, because they live by there emotions and emotions make you blind to the truth.
Men act out of aggression and emotion. I think it all depends on the person. Some men have more aggressive personalities then others so they are more inclined to do evil things. Others are more laid-back and don't really care that much so they do good things.
You can't judge all of them by one person's actions. Honestly, everyone has good and evil in them!
--heidi*
Man is both good and bad. Man will do what they think is right. In the beginning we did what we needed to do to survive and not what we think is right today.
In society today we label good and evil by religion and laws that we are taught by the older generations. So man is neither good nor evil.
Men are both good and evil, it depends on the situation. Men do what they think is right.
I think man can be good or evil. As Ryan said men do what they think is right. Man has been making decisions ether good or evil. By making making good or evil decisions they show they have the capability to be good or evil. Thus showing man has the choice to be good or evil.
It all depends on the person. People are shaped by their environment, what they have been taught, and experiences. Evil is usually easier than good, so some people will take the easy path. Some people will have enough determination to do what is right though. Their are also other factors that play into this such as greed, money, power and so on. Just because a man is good at one point doesn't mean he wont be corrupted and change. People can also do a mixture of bad and good. But we as humans have free will, so ultimately the choice is up to that person. We aren't inclined to good or evil, we are inclined to do what we want to do. This doesn't mean there aren't consequences for our actions though.
Men where always tempted by evil from the beginning of time. Since our bodies adore evil thoughts and temptation, men are blinded from the good in life. But men also have good within them for they know how to change their ideals for the better. I say that they are good but yet they have evil within them.
When a man is in his natural state of mind he is neither inclined nor declined to do good or evil. There for man reacts to his surroundings and situations before he makes his decision to do good or evil. Like PAUL said we have known and been tempted by evil since the beginning of time. So as being in a natural state of mind you will be tempted and once again like I said react to the surroundings and situations.
--- Kevin
I agree with Paul...People have been tempted to do evil deeds. As in A guy in Alabama who did drugs in his basement and did terrible things to people when he was on them...he was saved and now hosts a church group with 5,000 to 6,000 people come listen to him tell the stories about what he and his buddies did wrong...He noticed that he was evil and changed his life around by finding the good inside him...Therefore Men are based on and evil standpoint, but can change the way they act
Brook
Men do what their morals tell them is right. We're driven by what's best for us at the time. Sometimes it's not always good. But everyone is subject to change their ways. So men are both good and evil, in my opinion.
I think man is neither good nor evil. The concepts of good and evil are man-made and therefore don't mean anything in the context of the question. A better question would be is man more inclined to do things that help themselves and other people, or more inclined to do things which are destructive to themselves and other people?
I believe that man could either be good or evil. Depending on were he comes from like from parents or environment he could turn out either way.
JP
man can do what the man feels is right so if the man thinks hes better off breaking into cars and breaking windows, then so be it man is his own person
Can man be good or evil? well really they are both because so many factors go in to a decision its not just oh i feel like i should do this so i will. For instance what about the the robbin hoods in the world are they good or are they bad?
another factor that I think plays a big role is how we were raised, if a child has a bad home life he is more likely to follow those bad examples because no one has told him that this is bad.
But on the other hand people aren't all black and white because you could start in with mental illnesses people have that make them more violent then others. so really its not just are people good and evil its more of a question of "do people know whats wrong and whats right?"
As humans most react to a situation before they can think often turning out to be an evil action, I don't think it is always there intention to be evil but just there first reaction to the situation.....But there are also those who put a little more thought into some thing before they will react and those are more often the good choices..
i think man will do whatever he wants to do no matter where he is. Man doesn't think rationally about things before doing them. Men can do good or evil does it really matter though. Men do whatever they want weather it's right or wrong so why should we even care about what they, we. or it do! since men really aren't men when they "die" they will just disappear Cause you and me we aren't really here no ones here so why should i care what men do when it doesn't reflect back on me!?
Some very negative thoughts on the last one but a few good points as well.. But man will do as they please yes but it matters on how they think before they act if they chose to act evil then it truly is evil but if they do think they are doing right and it turns out evil THEN WHAT?????
I think it depends on the situation surround the person. If you come from a family that is violent around the person, then more than likely you are gong to do wrong things. If the same situation came up, and you had some morals you would probably be good. Allan
If men were around violent people that doesn't always mean the will have bad morals, he may end up thinking this is the wrong life for me and end up going on the right path.
ok pajamas im just saying that people do what they see in their environment not cause they have bad morals cause they know right from wrong.
But morals don't always mean a thing you could be bad but think your good so in a way they don't even know
I think that man is evil with an intention of being good. No matter what somebody does, someone else will feel that it is wrong. People usually want to do what is right, but will eventually do something that is wrong.
Man in general is evil but i am not going to put murderers, rapists, or theives in the same category as the rest of us.
I think it is time for new topic whitman this one aint that much fun
Men have to choice between good and evil. It all depends on the actions that they do and how they are influenced in their lives. There are also many other factors that could effect anyone to be good or evil,but in the end it is the person who decides how they want to act.
Human nature is naturally evil, the desire of life makes humans naturally evil, but society has evolved to notice the benefits of being social and lessing the natural evil of desire.
-Jay Cotter
Men can be both evil or good! Like in history there were men that were good and evil. Even in the bible almost every man where good in the bible, but others were evil. And also it depends on how men describe evil! So men think that what they do is good, but in reality they are doing bad! So also there are good men in this world; men that bring peace to the world! Men are good but others, just don't have any good in them!
I think all men are put on earth in his natural state to do good. Everyone is here to do good. Also, it depends on the situations we put the man himself in. In his natural state he is going to protect himself whether it is good or evil depending on that situation. But in my view, I think men are here to do good.
I think that all men in their natural state are intended to do good. But sometimes it doesn't work that way. Some men have a different mind set where they "think" they should do bad. So I think it depends on who and what state that certain person is put in.
It really depends on who the person is and how they were brought up and what happened in their life. You can't really judge all of them as one.
think it depends on the person.
As Man has grown throughout history, we still have not changed much in the aspect of "good or evil." Man can either be good or bad depending on its situation and which path is effortless. Man usually acts out on what first comes to mind and reacts off of that instinct and comes through with it. In the end, in my opinion Man can be both in its natural state depending on its history, setting and atmosphere at the time.
I think man can be good or evil. Just like many have already said i too believe it depends on the situation man is put in that describes him as good or evil. However in his natural state i believe man is more inclined to do good.
-Ross
I think that man in his natural state can be good or evil. It all depends on the person and how he was brought up to think. You can't just assume all men in his natural state mean to do good, because some men probably mean to do evil too.
Define 'Good' or 'Evil'. It has a different meaning for everyone.
You can't say men are born 'good' or 'evil'. It depends on the person. We probably have some bad things we are born with, but what about the good things we are born with? Do the bad things we do make us 'Evil'? and the good things we do make us 'Good'?
It really depends on the person, culture and religion. You can't judge upon all man, because theres too much difference between us all.
We'd better ask this question to OURSELFES. We don't have enough knowledge of the world to answer this question for all man.
-Carmen
I think that people born good.
But with the the result of bad company, they become evil.
i feel that man are inclined to be evil. When man is born the laws of nature require us to be evil to survive. WE have to do anything to survive.Simply the survival of the fittest.
Being good has to be taught. Its not something we are born with
I Believe it depends on the person, but i also don't think you are born to be evil. Its just how you are grown up or taught to act like, or what environment you are around. I do think that it is easier to be bad than good but everyone is differen't some choose the right path but some don't.
ashleyg
i think men in there natural state are only inclined to live at what ever cost that might be and whether or not that is good or evil idk
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