Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart., -Anne Frank |
 Mar 1 2007, 06:40 PM
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That was a prompt twice 8th grade year when we read The Diary of Anne Frank, once before and once after. As cheesy as it is, I still can't believe that after all she had gone through, she would still believe that people are naturally good.
Are people naturally good or bad? |
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Mar 2 2007, 05:46 PM
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I take the Satrean existential view:
Every decision that we make, we first believe that it is the good thing to do in our own opinion. Now, we may look back on them and think, "Oh, maybe not..." but when we made it, at the time, we thought it was the good choice. And don't forget, what some people view as bad, others view as being good. (Example: The suicide bombings in the Middle East or, of course, the Holocaust.) So you might ask, what about people who purposely choose evil decisions? Well, then they're just accepting evil as being good. So technically I do believe this: Everyone believes that they're good at heart and means to be good at heart, depending on their definition of "good." Others may just not agree with that definition. But it's human nature to do "good" things, I believe. |
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kayceeisms Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart. Mar 1 2007, 06:40 PM
marzipan Well....
Looking at it from a religious standpoin... Mar 1 2007, 06:46 PM Ether All people are good, but some lose control and go ... Mar 1 2007, 06:54 PM pandamonium You can take this both ways. When you say people c... Mar 1 2007, 06:57 PM Arjuna Capulong Well yeah, there's a lot of religious standpoi... Mar 1 2007, 07:02 PM Wo0yaPo0ya I think that at first everyone is born good. There... Mar 1 2007, 07:17 PM Chérie. We are all good in a specific way. You just have t... Mar 1 2007, 07:42 PM Smoogrish I think at the beginning, everyone is good, but so... Mar 1 2007, 09:00 PM catastrophic I think everyone is born good. There are just thin... Mar 1 2007, 10:37 PM Uronacid All people are instinctively evil and selfish. Mar 1 2007, 10:50 PM mona lisa People are naturally good; however, most have lear... Mar 1 2007, 11:04 PM Stefanny Everybody has their own will, but that can also le... Mar 1 2007, 11:10 PM Azarel Ah, the old Nature vs. Nurture question.
Man is b... Mar 2 2007, 07:35 AM
Duchess of Dork QUOTE(Azarel @ Mar 2 2007, 7:35 AM) Ah, t... Mar 2 2007, 01:17 PM Señorita Semi-Automatic Well, a christian believes that man was born evil ... Mar 2 2007, 01:07 PM Jeng People can't be always perfect, they all proba... Mar 2 2007, 02:41 PM pinacoolada QUOTEThat was a prompt twice 8th grade year when w... Mar 2 2007, 05:51 PM hardxcoreL0VER I think everyone is naturally good.
It's your ... Mar 2 2007, 06:21 PM achimongus This is just what I believe: To be human is to b... Mar 2 2007, 06:28 PM |
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