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People aren't born inherently good or evil, morality is a social construct and is arbitrarily defined from person to person but most people follow a social consensus on what constitutes as good behaviour. Since humans are social creatures from an evolutionary perspective it benefits human survival to be good to and aid each other.

Humans are instinctively selfish which is why some people do what the majority consensus would deem bad or evil as they believe it's for their benefit and either don't care or won't even consider that their actions can be of detriment to others. However being selfish isn't necessarily evil it's just about being able to contemplate what course of action benefits you but causes the least amount of pain and suffering unto others.