Evil Humans: Are Humans Born Evil Or Good?

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atalie Servellon

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Evil Humans

One of the most popular questions humankind have always wonder is if humans are born evil, or good, or just blank. It may seem like a very simple question but once the person has thoroughly analyze every possibility it might just change their mind. A human is evil from the time they are born, but as they grow up each individual will make the choice in letting their evil side be shown or hidden inside them. Everything the person is exposed to in everyday life can make a bigger impact on them. On the other hand if the person sees themselves as “purely good” they can still have that evil side which can be provoke or influenced. Evil is always in a human but its up to the person if they want evil to control his or her life.

A humans’ desire has a way of connecting to them being evil. How is this possible when desires are a good thing? Well since the beginning of time in the religious perspective its sinful to be spoiled or as religion puts it “ Its easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” If a human lives a glorious wealthy life it is sinful but if they have a simple life with not so much “glamour” then it is acceptable, so they are able to go to Heaven. The rich however may not enter Heaven until they give up all their wealth. Humans aren’t satisfied with having very little instead they want more and the best of it! Desire then ties in with being evil because if humans want more then they can’t go to heaven, so they must give up one thing to get the other. Most humans now a days don’t think about what will happen when they die because their mind is too focus on how to buy the best technology, clothes, shoes, etc. making...

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... who has been neglected about one-third of those children will do the same with their own kids. Other things that may happen is that as a child is growing up they can become violent because they are full of anger from what happen to them so they don’t have sympathy for others. All of these physical and emotional abuses the child is force to be exposed to leads them to be at risk for doing the same to others making them no different from their abusers.

There are more evidence out there that proves that human beings are born evil. Humans may say that they really are good but deep down they will always have their evil side in them. Everyone says that a person has two sides which can be true it just has to be provoked by something or someone. It’s all up to the person to let evil control his or her life. Always remember though no one is purely good in this world!

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