Comparing Evil In Bibliomancy And Syntax

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Due to half the nation influencing us with evil and the other half promoting us with love; The topic of being "good" or "evil" is just a question humanity has repeatedly asked itself. Some feel that we are naturally born with more than the other. Not even those who make a living studying human behaviour can come to the conclusion if we are naturally a bit more evil than good. This can be demonstrated through Bibliomancy and Syntax. I chose these two devices because Bibliomancy has factable evidence to the question and Syntax makes the speech more of a debate.

According to Hobbes human beings are mechanistic. Hobbes had no belief in having a soul, or in our minds being separate from our body. Hobbes had a belief that in a man’s natural state, …show more content…

. . and consequently, among men there ariseth, on that ground, envious and hate, and finally war” (13 6-10 108). These instinctive desires and repetitive behavioral occurrences Hobbes believes that the natural behavior of human beings is troubled, and leads only to a state of outrage and …show more content…

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