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Do you believe all people are good, bad, or a mixture?

I've always been convinced we're all evil. Maybe it's just the way I've looked at things. Why do we have laws and why are we being watched? Why does it feel hard to do the right thing sometimes? If I am already born good, why would I need to train myself to do right? Did something throughout my life give me a reason to feel that all people are bad? How do you feel about people?
Summergirly · 26-30, F
I believe that most people are inherently good. I was abused(physically & verbally) by my dad until I was 15 and bullied by my whole school and my sister, until I was 16, but that hasn't changed my views. I believe that people want to be good, but hurt people, hurt people. That tends to happen a lot. We make mistakes, we get back up, we hurt each other, then apologize. Nobody is perfect but I do believe that most everyone wants to be happy and wants the people around them to also be happy and doing well.
Allelse · 36-40, M
I think people are made up of their genetics, their upbringing and their life experience but in the end it is their own choice on how to behave. so you could have been brought up being raped, beaten and god knows what done to you all your life and turn out filled with compassion for your fellow man!! While another bugger could have been raised by great parents, treated well his entire life and turn out to be an utter bastard. You never can tell. some buggers have few loose wires and yet they choose NOT to kill their neighbour, while someone whose wires are all in place decides 'Eh, why the fuck not'. All comes down to choice. And yet! I think there are some people, not all people, who no matter what, were born shitheads and would always grow up to be shitheads. Like my Dad. He had GREAT parents, his brother turned out fine but NOPE! He turned out a complete shithead nutjob. In his case was it bad wiring? Maybe.
LiRamona · 22-25, F
@Allelse you're definitely right
Allelse · 36-40, M
@LiRamona Well when you grew up in a family of utter nutters you learn a thing or two.
curiosi · 61-69, F
We are born good, that is our true nature. We learn bad from our surroundings and an ego is born. We must then choose to find our true nature which has been forgotten as we are going through life. Some choose to do good, others evil. Osho explains it quite well.
https://jacobsm.com/deoxy/deoxy.org/egofalse.htm
YoungPoet345 · 26-30, F
@curiosi I like this answer.
LiRamona · 22-25, F
@curiosi thank you for the link.
Honestly, I think most of us are born neutral unless damaged physically or emotionally. I think even people who like doing bad things are damaged on some level. That’s certainly not to excuse them, but I think there are tangible, specific reasons for people’s behavior and thought processes. Whereas just labeling someone “evil” is more abstract and subjective.
None of the above. There are neither good nor bad peoole. Just people who piss me off.
YoungPoet345 · 26-30, F
A mixture in my opinion but understand how you feel. There are good people, bad people, and in between people. But in the end we all want the same things and we're all fighting different battles that affect who we are and what we do.
SW-User
Mixture, as one grows one get dirty, cleaning procedures vary .....:)
SW-User
No bad people are just bad
ViciDraco · 36-40, M
I believe we are generally neutral to good as a whole. The big divisions come from how far out you identify as your sphere of responsibility.

 
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