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23190 posts 		Thu Aug-13-15 10:42 AM

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"Poll question: Are humans, by nature, "good" or "bad"? "


  

          

interpret the question however you wish.

Poll result (21 votes)
good (5 votes)Vote
bad (5 votes)Vote
neither/neutral (8 votes)Vote
varies by person (3 votes)Vote

  

  
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Are humans, by nature, "good" or "bad"? [View all] , Government Name, Thu Aug-13-15 10:42 AM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
Good
Aug 13th 2015
1
good and bad are constructs built on morality
Aug 13th 2015
2
No.
Aug 13th 2015
4
      from whose perspective though?
Aug 13th 2015
7
      Whoever is answering the question. It's a subjective question which can
Aug 13th 2015
12
           i'm not sure i agree.
Aug 13th 2015
14
                RE: i'm not sure i agree.
Aug 13th 2015
18
                     RE: i'm not sure i agree.
Aug 13th 2015
20
      morality is decided by a society of people not nature
Aug 13th 2015
9
           yes morality is a social construct and subjective.
Aug 13th 2015
21
I think the answer is self-ish.
Aug 13th 2015
3
Didn't they do experiments with babies/kids on this subject?
Aug 13th 2015
8
the desert island scenario could assume a lot of things tho. based on
Aug 13th 2015
16
      A and C. You will feed them as much as you think you have to spare.
Aug 13th 2015
38
yellow
Aug 13th 2015
5
'good' and 'bad' are subjective/relative.
Aug 13th 2015
6
for the sake of this exercise it's fine to apply your own standards
Aug 13th 2015
11
      neutral.
Aug 13th 2015
13
           interesting. discussing this with someone else, they mentioned that
Aug 13th 2015
17
bad.
Aug 13th 2015
10
there are levels of both good and bad in human nature...
Aug 13th 2015
15
RE: Are humans, by nature, "good" or "bad"?
Aug 13th 2015
19
Have you seen the news or history books lately?
Aug 13th 2015
22
there's a lot of good in the history books too
Aug 13th 2015
26
      wrong spot.
Aug 13th 2015
45
      All of human history is Malcom's quote
Aug 13th 2015
55
Babies are good by nature. Puberty n all that seems to change that
Aug 13th 2015
23
why do you say they're 'good by nature'?
Aug 13th 2015
24
a full baby will snatch food from a hungry baby just cause they can lol
Aug 13th 2015
27
Lol is that necessarily bad though?
Aug 13th 2015
32
It's really hard to say, it's half nature, half how their parents train ...
Aug 13th 2015
67
yeah right lol
Aug 13th 2015
29
Naw they are more obedient. You can train them to share as children.
Aug 13th 2015
30
      you can train them but it doesn't mean they'll do it, lol
Aug 13th 2015
47
humans by nature are empathetic and tend toward self-preservation
Aug 13th 2015
25
RE: humans by nature are empathetic and tend toward self-preservation
Aug 13th 2015
28
      self preservation usually means preserving yourself...
Aug 13th 2015
50
      i do think that at times they are at odds with each other
Aug 13th 2015
56
      and although i choose to believe "good" -- i really voted green
Aug 13th 2015
57
Bad
Aug 13th 2015
31
could you ask the same thing of say a Bonobo or a bird or a a tiger?
Aug 13th 2015
33
we all know cats (of all kinds) are naturally evil
Aug 13th 2015
34
can't believe i'm the only green vote.
Aug 13th 2015
35
Green
Aug 13th 2015
36
turrible.
Aug 13th 2015
37
soooo according to this post the overall consensus is that--
Aug 13th 2015
39
the ppl engaged in those activities don't see them as evil.
Aug 13th 2015
40
Yeah but question is whether those are natural products of human
Aug 13th 2015
43
#15 we are a blend of good and evil...but free will gives us the choice
Aug 13th 2015
44
      yes and what I'm saying is that the pendulum more often that not--
Aug 13th 2015
46
           indeed we do.
Aug 13th 2015
48
           oh really?
Aug 13th 2015
53
                RE: oh really?
Aug 13th 2015
58
                     on a large scale?
Aug 13th 2015
61
                          RE: on a large scale? YES.
Aug 13th 2015
62
                               *shrugs*
Aug 13th 2015
64
                                    *stands still w/ mouth agape*
Aug 13th 2015
69
                                         *shrugs*
Aug 13th 2015
70
Some of us ain't all human.
Aug 13th 2015
41
Some of us ain't all homo-sapien, but we're all human
Aug 13th 2015
59
      Well if you getting super technical you got homo sapien sapien
Aug 13th 2015
68
           Are they finding Cro Mag DNA in people though?
Aug 14th 2015
73
I vote yellow
Aug 13th 2015
42
Selfish.
Aug 13th 2015
49
Green...
Aug 13th 2015
51
Alignment: CN
Aug 13th 2015
52
elijah muhammad said that the whiteman was the devil
Aug 13th 2015
54
elijah muhammad....LOL
Aug 13th 2015
63
He was right.
Aug 14th 2015
72
most people are just looking out for themselves
Aug 13th 2015
60
selfish as fuck, with good moments. so yeah, bad.
Aug 13th 2015
65
good and bad don't exist.
Aug 13th 2015
66
care to expound?
Aug 14th 2015
71

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