2007-01-31 18:59:34 · 14 answers · asked by Natashya K 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Babies are born neither inherently good nor inherently bad but just born with great potential to do good things or bad things. There is no such thing as original sin or being born cursed or guilty. There is no such thing as a chosen peop[le with supernatural promises of special privileges. You are born naked and innocent and eventually your life will be what you make of it. That's a fact. Deal with it.
2007-01-31 19:08:11 · answer #1 · answered by fra59e 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are inherantly evil, and will be evil continually unless they shake off or put aside the natural man. The natural man is an enemy to God. "For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be forever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father
2007-02-01 03:20:01 · answer #2 · answered by Brettski 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think most of are inherently good and all of us are capable of doing very bad things. I also think that some of are genetically predispostioned to be bad, screwups, criminals and try as they may, they can't help doing unthinkable things.Throw in some alcohol and drugs and now the equation really changes. The prisons are full of people who were wasted when they did whatever it was to get them there. The ones that scare me are the ones that do this stuff without either.
2007-02-01 03:19:26 · answer #3 · answered by Robert D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe humans are inheirently evil. If you think about it, your predomininat thoughts are about your personal interests, you do more selfish/evil things than you do good things, and chances are, some of the good things you do are solely for self gain.
I'm not saying that there is no good, I'm just saying it's not as prevalent as it is -sometimes- hyped up to be.
2007-02-01 03:03:50 · answer #4 · answered by urban_myth07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Innocence never was evil nor bad, observe sweet children. we older humans
have had to face temptations contrary to our innate sense of right verses wrong. We then have made CHOICES and developed patterns of what we
"like". after a while "what we like" may become our new idea of "right".
It's often the same way with what we choose for "opinions".
If I choose "bad" and seem to grow to love "bad", then yes -- MY ACTIONS SPEAK FOR ME. I see many, many people who strive to make Good choices
based on "right" rather than "self". Think of a sweet grandmother who loves
to serve others. She has practiced choosing the right and HER ACTIONS SPEAK.
2007-02-01 03:17:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans have the choice on whether they are bad or good. As we all know though it is harder to be good, so with that in mind yeah I'd say bad with possibility....
2007-02-01 03:15:37 · answer #6 · answered by Jani Maia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the rest of the creatures on planet earth we are neither. We are simply one more animal species. Are toco toucans inherently good or bad?
2007-02-01 03:06:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to think humans tended to be bad. Now I think that most are rather sad.
2007-02-01 10:32:32 · answer #8 · answered by Ace Librarian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe that all humans are inherintly good. no scientific data to back that statement up but i still just believe it. maybe it is just wishful thinking.
2007-02-01 03:05:58 · answer #9 · answered by jazzmen4u28 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i feel humans are inherently inert and are good or bad depending on the situation
2007-02-01 03:03:46 · answer #10 · answered by jbjefferies 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋