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Is man's nature probably evil?

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with all the things happening like global warming, ozone depletion caused by man's technology to name a few, do you believe it is?

kindly check out this topic for more details:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080724214540AAVTgCQ

esp. the answer of a user named The Midget's Hammer.

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  1. Man is essentially amoral.  Evil is by definition much like good is by definition.  Good and bad, pain and healing, night and day, all complement each other.


  2. your question is almost impossible to answer: man is, at heart, good. our nature is like a self-fulfilling prophecy: no matter how hard we strive to be good, our view of good is corrupt. this creates  a warped view of good that can be viewed as evil; but this does not make us evil, what makes us evil is the loss of will to be good. it's just going to take us a while to understand what is "good or bad". this then brings us to the question of relative good and bad. do you see why this is a hard question?

  3. Bible : ' the world is ruled by the devil '

    So every moment remember GOD.

    Our senses create this desirable selfish living.

    No one tells to be Bad but keep on harping upon goodness.

  4. The technology to completely remove our dependence upon fossil fuels has existed for many decades.  Global warming, war, religion, crime etc all continue because there's profit in them.  The majority of humans no longer care for each other, they care more about money.  Or, at least that's what the TV says.  And people will believe anything that the TV says, even though many of us know that the mass media are lying to us.  There is no alternative source of accurate information available.  People are not evil, they have been made evil.  People are not stupid, they have been made stupid.  There are far too many forces working against human development for humans to develop.  The powers that be have us slaughtering each other using made up and false reasons.  The mass media are lying to us all.  They dress smart and they look official, but they are lying.

  5. No...I agree with Anne Frank and she would know better than those of us with access to YA.

  6. No! If it were, then there would obviously be much more "evil," if such a thing is an actual absolute and not relative to individual situations....

  7. Man's nature is probably evil. Sure does seem like it.  But, I don't think all.  Some people are.

    Psychopaths are born, and for a reason--to be brave enough to be leaders.  Not so bad, I suppose, but they sometimes use their power in evil ways.  Sociopaths in society, I read somewhere, comprise about 5 percent of the population world-wide.

  8. There is no good and evil, its only a mere artificial conception in order to build the groundwork of society:laws and orders.

    People all have different aspect, perspective, feelings & taste, and of course: ways of dealing. When you ask a certain question which does not necessarily have one answer, the answer will vary between people. Its simple as that, some people may find some solution on certain question 'evil'; however in his perspective only more logical.

    'Right-and-wrong' concept, moral builds up depending on the culture & parental teachings. So it all differs.

    Most people will say abusing/murder is evil, but, in some circumstances, and in some countries, its tradition of sacrifice. And it is remote to the conception of 'evil' in their perspective.

    In our world we have 'law and punishment'. But in my personal view its nothing more than a soft way to put 'vengeance'.

    There is no evil in this world, there is unique perspective.

  9. no  there is all but one sacred awe,,

    you feel it every day,,when tradgedy

    touches the heart right to the minds

    confusion,

    never take time for granted.. nor wait to ex-spell upon the right of life,

      even the younger ..them & you die *

    one never can write that NUMBER,

    YET THE DAY YOU DIE *

    THEY CHECK YOU OUT

    YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY *

    WONDER WHOM IS GOING TO BE MY

    LUCKY  [ATE *

      SO LONG AS LIFE  lives in ME,,.ONE HAS TO WAIT *

    s,s, #  [whats yours !!!!HOPE YOU SECURE IT

    pay the piper * [top 08*  WISE *

  10. "Paths of Light and Darkness," Mark Prophet, and

    "The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil," O. M. Aivanhov, are worthwhile.

    http://www.divinecosmos.com also has some good insight.

  11. I don't believe there are bad people, just bad choices.

  12. man's nature is survival, neither good nor evil
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