Semi-cheesy question Are most people inherently good?

musicprnt
Wed, 30 Mar 2016 23:02:24 +0000

I think most people have a set of values, of instincts and other learned and non learned behavior, that I think they generally want to be good/do good. That said, people also do things that we may not consider good but they themselves are doing so out of good motives. The parent who truly believes that corporal punishment and being tough on a kid makes a better person may be doing so out of love, but it can screw the kid up, same with the parent who tries to encase their kid in foam, it is done out of love, but is it the right thing? I think a lot of people try to do the right thing, and try to live their lives in a way that reflects that, but often things get in the way of that, or they simply are human and at times, lose it. The thing to remember is no one is either all good or all bad, even the most evil person might have things about them that are commendable, while that person people hold up as a saint might have some things about them that aren’t too keen. I refuse, though, to subscribe to what was promoted by certain branches of religion over the years, that people are inherently low, that they therefore are beholden to some deity and/or church because they are so low, I don’t buy that. I think people have the capability of saints and devils within themselves, but inherently low/ I don’t think so. I am never amazed how low people can go, but on the other hand, as compared to that one person, are millions or maybe even billions going about their lives not being like that:) The same humanity that could produce Bach or Handel, also could produce Muzak lol