Why is it that basically everyone is corrupt?

Question

Even people who we thought we saints in recorded history were corrupt.

For instance Gandhi in one time of his life did not like Africans, when he was living in South Africa during apartheid, he reference how the British treated him like and African and that was one of the reason why he led a campaign against the British.

So why is it that the majority of people in this world is corrupt?

Answer 1

it's in human nature. we are tempted by power and superiority . But some people are smart enough to rise above those petty ideals.

Answer 2

it is in our human nature, its called greed. survival of the fittest, self presevation, without it all humans would have died out milena ago. sometimes being corrupt is our way of surviving.

Answer 3

there not as close to God as others

Answer 4

Because we're human. That's how humans are.

Answer 5

of everyone you know, how many of them want to have power and what are they willing to do to have it. corruption = power... power = corrupton - neither one can exist without the other

Answer 6

Not everyone is corrupt, there are real, honest people with honor here, maybe you just are looking with the wrong expectations.

Blessings!

Answer 7

human nature

Answer 8

Gandi wanted his race to be noticed as different from the African race. He wanted people to know the just because you have dark skin, it doesn't mean you are all one race. Skin color and features like that don't matter because my mom's second cousins were black, yet, they were hispanic. Does that make sense.

Anyway, to answer your question: Are you corrupt? Think about it. I bet everyone has in some point or time done something that would be considered "corrupt:". When somebody does something that is widely considered "corrupt", they are either acting without thinking, don't believe what they are doing is corrupt, or don't care. Think about it.

Answer 9

Actually not just the majority but all are corrupt as it says in Romans 3:23, For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. This means that every person you have ever met and all the rest are all corrupt. To answer your bolded question, it is because Satan tempted Eve and when Eve fell it all went downhill. If you want to know the rest of the story read the first three chapter of Genesis in the Bible

Answer 10

Because only a person who is one hundred percent detatched is not corrupt, and such detatchment is reserved for sages, not the majority of people.

Answer 11

i think your definition of corrupt is corrupted lol

no one is perfect.

Answer 12

corrupt? you mean, I think, prejudiced. Corruption is what happens to an organic entity when it deteriorates.

Why are we all prejudiced? We know beauty only because we also recognize ugliness.

Answer 13

I agree with Phae.

And Yes, we humans are corrupted

The Question is, would you want to stay corrupted or changed to a better corrupt-free mind.

I have many friends who have evolve from hateful and greedy person to a kind generous one.

In this world of chaos, it is not easy to find an uncorrupt person, but it doesn’t mean there isn’t any.

Be kind and good luck