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Post by Mooks on May 10, 2017 8:30:22 GMT -8
What is so intriguing about the human mind? What controls us? How does it make us who we are today? I have always been interested and fascinated by people and how they think. I know science reveals just exactly how, but I believe there is so much more than just chemicals in our body that do the magic. For example; The whole Nature Vs Nurture argument is one of my favorites, simply because we are able to reason why one side is either a valid argument or not. Are we born inherently evil? Or are we raised into the evil? I used to believe - or think that we were raised to be evil. After reading Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" and William Golding's "Lord of the Flies", my opinions on the matter changed. Both novels reveal the evil within all, whether we learn from a group of young boys or a man who never believed in such horror, we learn. This matter raises more questions. What allows people to be evil? OR How are we raised with the evil? What is your opinion on the matter? Always remember that there is no right or wrong answer in philosophy.
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Post by UniversalAris on May 10, 2017 10:21:03 GMT -8
This is an interesting question. You talk about what allows people to be evil, however, to define evil we must look at its counterpart, goodness. What defines goodness? Everything that is born is set up with a specific set of characteristics. Given from mother and father. This can be defined to be instinct or natural needs for the young to survive. Humans need to be nurtured from this age as none would be able to survive otherwise. A person, thus, at this point is pure and won't have any knowledge of what is good or bad. In reaction to the 'environment' (Or other human beings) this is when selfishness arises. Humans, though, if taught in an upstanding way with moral/virtuous lessons will be 'good'. Someone can also be raised in a morally correct manner, but the environment can cause them to be corrupted. The reverse can happen as well. Someone can be raised wrong and become an upstanding citizen. It is based on the forces that effect our sense, not that we naturally want to cause harm or be immoral. Thus, I do believe that nature is what causes good or bad actions.
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