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People are animals. Animals act on instinct and cannot be judged. If human animals are not trained (taught) either by parents or society to behave in un-animal-like ways their actions can only be labeled according to our expectations of how we think they should act.
In a nutshell, if an animal has not been trained it is still an animal even if it's a human animal. Only laws and mores discourage people from acting on their animal instincts. Bad and good are terms made up by humans to describe whether a human animal has had the training necessary to function as a member of society. An animal lacking this training is considered bad, therefore animals (including people) that have not been taught or trained are naturally bad.
[2 points]344 days ago by ChipmonkReplyEdited 344 days ago by Chipmonk
I would like to expand on that response. For the most part I agree. However, even animals with no trainning will still exibit both "good" and "bad" behavior based on its circumstances. If given an apple, it will most likely investigate it, then eat it. If you have two in the room, its no more likely that it will share it, than eat it alone. We are considered Intellegent Animals. Meaning, even without "trainning", a human will still recognise another human. Also, if an apple is given to an adult, it is more likely to share it with a child. The fact is that just about any animal is both by nature. The one execption that I am aware of, and I hesitate to mention it because I cannot recall the name, is a small worm-like creature. It is the ONLY creature know to kill for pleasure. Every other meat-eating animal kills only as a source of food. I would call that critter "bad" by nautre. :)
Argentina
Evil, some more than others.
People are more complex than just 'bad' or 'good'. Manichaeism is not the answer.
that's why u got the no idea option
People are animals. Animals act on instinct and cannot be judged. If human animals are not trained (taught) either by parents or society to behave in un-animal-like ways their actions can only be labeled according to our expectations of how we think they should act.
In a nutshell, if an animal has not been trained it is still an animal even if it's a human animal. Only laws and mores discourage people from acting on their animal instincts. Bad and good are terms made up by humans to describe whether a human animal has had the training necessary to function as a member of society. An animal lacking this training is considered bad, therefore animals (including people) that have not been taught or trained are naturally bad.
That's the best response ever.
thanks :-)
I would like to expand on that response. For the most part I agree. However, even animals with no trainning will still exibit both "good" and "bad" behavior based on its circumstances. If given an apple, it will most likely investigate it, then eat it. If you have two in the room, its no more likely that it will share it, than eat it alone. We are considered Intellegent Animals. Meaning, even without "trainning", a human will still recognise another human. Also, if an apple is given to an adult, it is more likely to share it with a child. The fact is that just about any animal is both by nature. The one execption that I am aware of, and I hesitate to mention it because I cannot recall the name, is a small worm-like creature. It is the ONLY creature know to kill for pleasure. Every other meat-eating animal kills only as a source of food. I would call that critter "bad" by nautre. :)
They are bad to the bones!!!
hmm i was going to say they are either good nore bad, but are shaped into what they become because of the way they grew up.
People are mostly indifferent unless they are given incentives to feel otherwise.
Evil/
http://bible.cc/romans/3-10.htm