Is Man Inherently Evil

Is Man Inherently Good or Evil?

How people believe the nature of humans is a very personal belief. That belief is shaped by how they grew up , and by their life experiences. What people believe has a large impact on the way they live their lives. Like John Locke, I agreed that people are inherently good. Our actions in crisis moments define us the most. For example, Carlos Arredondo, during the Boston bombings, the bombs went off and instead of Arredondo running to safety like everyone else. He stopped and started helping victims. One victim in particular, Jeff Bauman, he had just had his legs blown off, and Arredondo helped him to an ambulance, and stayed by his side the whole entire time.

Another reason for my belief is the way I have grown

I feel that because people are inherently good, they should be allowed more freedom than they are sometimes given. For example, laws are important, but most of them simply reinforce the ideas of most people that certain behaviors are wrong. Most people would never kill anyone, so a law saying it is wrong to kill really necessary? I do believe that people should be punished if they do wrong. But, I feel that even without laws most people would be kind to each other and would not set out to purposely harm another person. I also believe in freedom in personal relationships. My parents allow me a great deal of freedom, and I feel this was due to the shared belief that people are inherently good and are not going to look for

One problem in believing that people are inherently good is trying to find a reason for all the 'evil ' things in the world. While I believe that people are inherently good, I do realize that there is a lot of evil people in the world. I know that, either by events in their lives or other causes I do not understand, people will not always be good, but in my view this is the exception to the norm.

The nature of human beings is very important as it shapes the way they look at their world. In this case, I must disagree with Hobbes, as I feel that people are inherently good. Most people will choose to be good over evil, and will help each other without asking what they are to get from their actions. While there is evil in the world, it is the exception to the norm. I agree, that man is inherently