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.
@NoGamesTolerated [quote]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.[/quote]Must be because they're too young to read the bible?
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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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..
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.
@MasterLee I read his father's book. Jeffrey seemed to be normal enough as a preschooler. It doesn't sound as if there were significant problems until junior high when he became an alcoholic. During his prison years, according to his dad, Jeffrey repented of his actions and was a changed man.
@Monalisaa1986 I am quite capable of judging people. Some xtains are the most judgemental people I have ever known. Every human judges every other every day.
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.