Born Evil?

The more I read and experience, the more I wonder. I do believe some are predisposed towards evil, and I do believe there are a few that are born to become evil.

I also believe there is evil in all of us, some just don't act out their thoughts/emotions as much as others do.

The Bible teaches us that we were all born evil due to the fall of man. That’s why we need a Savior!

But of course babies and young children before reaching the age of accountability (When their conscience starts to kick in with wrong doing) are deemed innocent in the eyes of God.

this is an interesting topic. I tend to think that what makes "bad" people different is not that they have some kind of evil in them that we don't, I think rather they lack goodness which would keep the evil in its place. I think basically if you could erase the good out of anyone , what would be left would be a calculating, evil, psychopath. we all have it in us but our empathy and desire to be loved keeps us from acting out the evil side of us. I think this is why people have a fascination for serial killers, the beast within us admire the freedom that they represent, the absence of barriers preventing us from acting out our raw, selfish will. I also think this is why our movies and especially video games are so violent. we are all psychopath with a conscience but when we find ourselves in a video game when killing is permitted, we let the beast out but in real life we have compassion, empathy, love, sense of belonging to a group and so on, which are emotions that are more important and more consistent with survival and happiness. but since sociability is a very human trait we can imagine that there must certainly be a genetic factor to this which means that someone could be born without this gene of sociable disposition and be more prone to chaotic or evil behavior.

There are some people that can only be happy when they make others unhappy. They basically "get off" on other's suffering and pain. There is something not right in their head.

I don’t believe we were born evil. It’s a choice we make when we get older

The debate over "nature vs. nurture" is never ending. I believe that we are an amalgam of both, and it's impossible to untangle the influence of the two over what we eventually become.

Or, as the old joke goes, whether it's nature or whether it's nurture, it's all Mom's fault.

No, those parts of the brain develop much later. A newborn child might only have genetic predispositions for some traits that might emerge with development.
I also believe that children are closer to nature, therefore they are naturally cruel. We just don't see it as evil because they don't know any better yet. It's only evil if you're aware you do harm for selfish, needless reasons but do it anyway.

Great question. We are born with instincts that might seem violent and evil but they are for survival. We see animals demonstrate love. So I thinks it’s both. It’s nature and nurture that contribute to evil.

I don't think Evil exists. We have decided to be judgemental over the behaviours that we label evil, because we cut short on understanding the adequate reason.

Predisposed, that is the nature, then environmental influences, and nurturing adds to the mix.

Some say
Psychopaths are born that way. traceable brain variations
Sociopaths, learn the behavior. They adapt the tools of evil to make their lives work better. That also results in ever-increasing lack of empathy.
I kind of agree with That. I do think the bulk of us are born OK, so Nature. But I do think environmental factors like being in a hellish place. KCan make people turned bad.
I also No people can adapt and become better.
I did

Not at all. I observed that the EVIL is just a palindrome of LIVE. It is just making one side right and making the other wrong.
So, one is evil to the other.

No. But some people feel less emotions than others allowing them to commit crimes without remorse. But no baby is born evil imo.

I think more people today either ignore evil or are passive toward evil. This is why evil thrives in the world.

No. No newborn baby has any concept of good and evil.

Learned. It's a combination of things. Birth location, environment, people, the information you intake. Events that can make someone replace fear or violence for happiness.

Born evil, no. That stems from corruption

Born sick, yes

I dont think someone can be born evil. There are just certain factors some genetic and some created through trama and experiences that make people who they are.

I suppose it depends on how you define evil. I think most of the time what people call evil is just conflicting goals.

Maybe... some psychologists believe that psychopaths are born that way and can't be changed. That does away with the concept of free will though. I'm not sure what I believe on this subject.

Oh definitely, there are some people that, no matter how you raise them, will always be bad apples. Just like how someone can have a terrible abusive childhood and end up a successful and positive person

part of me assumes it's based on perspective. people have done horrible things because they believed they were the "Good Guys"

Absolutely
My cousin being one of them.

I think the traits of our parents are carried down to us via genetics.

For some, its in there blood.

Dahmer?

i think some people are more likely to turn out evil. but not necessarily born that way.

I do believe in evil

I think some people are more likely to become evil due to genetics, but material conditions play a much bigger role.

Some are wired differently

I think both are in play

I have always had the thought that some people are born without souls therefore not having any conscience. People like Hitler, those that can do abortions late term, many politicians and those that harm children.

both.


There are those "born evil" who rise above their peers.

And, there are a few who turn bad for attention despite their positive upbringing.

I've known good people. The kind that are good even to the ones being bad to them. they're usually mentally dim, though.


But most are unaligned... those are the worst

We have destroyed the planet for no reason. Greed. Does it get more evil than that? We are born bred and denying it along with donald trump..

Some, but evil is vastly taught and learned. Human nature is generally good, people want to help others and do their part. Aultuism rewards the nevous-system. Inequality, poverty, fear, hopeless, lust for power all make the vast majority of evil people, evil. But I can name two people who were clearly born evil D J Trump and most of all Putin

I don’t think so. Hate and cruelty are learned behaviors with the exception of certain mental disorders

I think everyone is born evil.

yes. some ppl are just outright khunts!..

I reckon some are born evil but we can’t judge only God can judge us , all we need to is example of what is good for the evil to act good

It starts from the Gene of Cain...that little piece of shit doesn't know any better about life. All Jealously and It's all about "Me"

A brain can't be rewired to unmake a sadist. Only in-utero development can wire the brain to that extent. Evil is born. But it can also be made due to life circumstances.
The term evil also brings up supernatural connotations. Which along with free will doesn't exist either.
We are all just pre-determind trash.

Some are born with mental illness, in the sense it gets passed on in families. so predisposed. But I wouldn't call them 'evil', they are sick and can commit horrendous crimes. Others deliberately their own choices in life, forsaking all responsibility to cause harm to others.