Do you think most people are good?

Question

Until something in life makes them screwed up?

Answer 1

The term "good", especially when used on human beings, is a very subjective thing.
What is defined as 'good' in one culture may not necessarily be the same in another culture.
If your culture and beliefs are so deeply ingrained in your psyche, then nothing that deviates from the norm can possibly make a person 'screw up'.

Answer 2

Actually, yes. I believe that society trains people to be good until some aspect of it (usually another person aka "member of society") screws them up, or presents the possible gains of not following the beaten path.

As evidence of this phenomenon, I'll use boy-girl interactions: most boys tend to be nice guys (just as women say they want); but when they realize that the bad boy is the one who gets all the attention, the nice guy is presented with a choice: continue to be the nice guy and conform to the spoken desires without ever seeing the true benefit; or become the delinquent "bad boy" and get what they want, though not exactly through the most acceptable means.

In short, I think most people want to conform, but for some reason or another, obedient compliance doesn't work out for them, so they must resort to an alternative means of adapting to society ie being screwed up.

Answer 3

We all have good and bad
That is why we search for the balance
The bad side of us comes out to protect the good.
You can not have one without the other
Like the moon and sun
Like male and female
Like black and white
Like wrong and right
Like Yin and Yang
We don't screw up in life
We have to make mistakes to learn our lessons
So we don't screw up again,
If we don't learn the lesson then we are stuck on a merry go round until we choose to get off.
It is our life and we do choose who we want to share it with and how we live our life.
Self responsibility that is what it comes down to.

Love & Blessings
Milly

Answer 4

Every soul is ultimately all-good just as God is All-Good. All souls are part and parcel of the All-Good God.

Of course, things may happen in life to turn an happy child into some kind of criminal later in life. However, this does not mean we should take chances with those who have been proven beyond all doubt to be guilty of murder and other serious crimes. These people have to be kept off the street. If it takes the death penalty for the murderer, then so-be-it. There are no ifs ands or buts.

We need to improve the quality of education world-over and this education should harmonize with our true human purpose and that is the quest for Spiritual Realization.

Answer 5

When a baby is born it learns how to get it's needs met. It cries, it gets picked up. As toddlers the same thing occurs; they quickly learn how to get what they want through trial and error. Parents must focus on positive habits and choices, and nurture good behaviour. They must also model it. Therefore the adults in a child's life teach them how to get their needs met.

Studies have proven that the years from 1-6 are the most important, during which the core personality is created. It is crucial to seek guidance as a parent during these years.

Also, by six, many of the learning exceptionalities, physical disabilites, and neurological disorders can be realized, and supports developed. Other appear later in school. If these needs are missed, or neglected, serious issues can develop.

Throughout elementary, children experience a new set of rules and regulations, and many cannot cope. Since birth, some have gotten what they wanted, when they wanted. Yet, school (and society) does not work that way. Normally, this lack of expected response from teachers and peers leads to behaviour disruptions, or withdrawl. A new set of expectations/responses must be taught, or the behaviour continues. Many students spend years battling these learned negative habits, and lose out on academic growth.

Into the teen years, and adult, we carry on these learned responses. There is a difference, though. We now can understand our motivation behind the choices. So, whether we choose to meet them healthily, or negatively, is now up to us. We can change.

We are a product of environment and genetics. As we get older, we can seek guidance to change for the better, if we want. Everyone has potential, it just needs to be honed. Our society has hundreds of support systems in place. Just reach out if you need to, it is not too late to change!

Answer 6

I think all of of us are born with the potential to be good or bad. It's the influence that we suffer as we grow up and our capacity to accept or refuse it that determines what we become. But, to answer the question in a more direct way, I think most people are bad, even if they don't realize it, because they're ignorant, or simply stupid. By being ignorant, you can do bad without knowing it, and consequently be bad for doing bad. In my opinion, ignorance is not an excuse for anything. It is not necessarily people's fault unless they are purposely and consciously bad/stupid. The fault is in the way that our society is structured and our education oriented. Tradition tends to make people repeat the same mistakes. In my opinion, most people can be compared to programmed drones. They do what they're told, they act like they are lead to believe they should for whatever reason that they don't question or seek valid justification for.

Answer 7

Bottom line, some are just downright evil, while most others have the potential to be good if they're given the proper upbringing in terms of morals and ethics. You pick your environment, which is primarily your friends and where you hang. Live your life to the benefit of others and not at their expense. Have a Great Life!

Answer 8

I think they try to be, even when they get a few screws "loosened" and then, most often, they simply "screw-up" unwittingly. Most importantly, I think people WANT to be "good..." with meaningful, well-directed lives... ones that contribute to the greater good. If we could all be heros... we would be... there is something "nobler" in each of us, just screaming to get out.

Answer 9

(Good Question!)
I don't believe opinion should arise to answer this question.
The bureau of Prisons, FBI, State Police Departments and Universities publish statistics on Men/Women incarcerated for crimes. Some statistics from foreign countries are also available.
In summation, the statistics currently available appear to support a number of criminals (those we consider "bad") less than 2% of the population of the planet. Most of us are "pretty good."

Answer 10

Well, after 4 years of divorce and 35 years of life, I have learned that most people are bad. Most people do not have a conscience and that is quite alarming.