| RockSmith372 said: Pretty self explantatory. I personally think that people are generally good. I think culture causes corruption and when people are at the brink of death, desperation always happens, but when people have what they need, they are fairly good. |
People are not generally good. They are always naturally inclined to do bad things.
Notice that good values must be taught and instilled in each person from birth. If people were already inclined to do good, then this would not be necessary. Kids who are properly disciplined by their parents grow up to be better behaved, whereas spoiled brats who always get their way and are never told "no" will grow up to be jerks. As far as "having what you need," it doesn't matter at all; the richest people in the world can also be the most evil.
It's not about environment. It's not about culture. It's not about being "nurtured". Its not about personal experience. There will always be exceptions to these lines of logic that will leave you wondering, "why did that person turn out so bad when they had everything going their way?" We're born to be bad. It's in our nature.
