Why Are People Born Good Or Evil

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Humans are powerful creatures. They can adapt quickly to any environment they surround themselves with. Not only this, but it creates a large amount of curiosity towards humans with what they do and why. People may want to help others and themselves or would want to bring others down and create pain. There will always be someone with a mindset of corrupt actions. Let’s face it, individuals are brought to the decision each day to be good or evil. A person's actions can affect others in several different ways. I believe that any person can be good, evil and that the environment around us shape us to be either good or evil. Therefore, humans are not born evil, their evil choices determine who they are as a person and here is why. Look at it this way, if someone is being …show more content…

There are some people that know that bullying is wrong but does it anyway. They find satisfaction from putting others down and making them feel so little about themselves. Individuals could say that bullies are very prideful in what they are doing to others. Sometimes people like to bring and put others down to make themselves feel better and more superior than the other people around them. I believe that people are not born evil because throughout growing up every person is determining what is right from wrong with how others respond, whether it be positively or negatively. There are many different ways anyone can determine whether their actions are more towards the evil side than good. People might not recognize that they are hurting other individuals more than helping them. From the book, ‘Uncharted Territory’ created by Jim Burke, David Brooks wrote ‘The Humility Code’ based on morals he believed in. David Brooks moral code number 7 states, “If you make disciplined, caring choices, you are slowly engraving certain tendencies into your mind.