Are humans inherently evil?

[Asturiel]

The book Lord of the Flies comes to mind. As for gamers depends on the type of gamer, casual gamer perhaps isnt more likely but maybe the hardcore ones might go for a bit more savage mind.

 

[flaming_squirrel]

There is no good or evil, only perception. If you want to believe everyone is evil, then in your eyes they will be.

 

[Infernai]

Yes, everyone is evil. Some just slightly less evil then others.

 

[JohnnySex]

It depends on the person. Some people are mother/father type figures, so they would try to take care of others. Others, like me, would be horrible people. And still others would just be in the middle.

 

[CloakedOne]

"evil" is a point of view. I say that we are inherently selfish.

 

[The Hairminator]

If you mean that evil is what its portrayed as by todays society, then yes, yes it would.

 

[Burningsok]

It wouldn't be evil if everyone was broken down to basic instincts. It would be known simply as survival. Evil was a concept created by us. Us humans give names to things all the time so that those things can have some sort of identity for us to point out. When 2 animals are trying to kill one another they are fighting for survival and who is the strongest, when one of them dies all the other animals don't charge at the killer animal they stay away knowing that that's a part of nature, and that it happens all the time.

also read the book "Lord of The Flies" it relates to this whole topic, and the author of the book intended it to be in some way. It's a good book

 

[sgtshock]

"evil" is a point of view. I say that we are inherently selfish.

This. Deep down we are still animals with survival instincts, and by default we look out for ourselves more than eachother, and sometimes that makes people seem like jerks. But doing evil things for the hell of it doesn't come naturally.

 

[Branches]

Of course we are. Assassin's Creed 2 Told me so. It also told me that Leonardo Da Vinci was the Renaissance version of a nerdy, awkward shut in.

It's sort of irrelevant really. It's from which side of the aisle your looking at. Right hates left, left isn't too happy with right. Nazis hated jews, Jews didn't see it coming. Edison was a jerk/hero, Tesla was a genius/evil bastard.

 

[Hakazaba]

Evil is a point of view, so in that situation what you may consder evil now will change to make you the good guy.

This ironically, is the reason humans are capable of such atrocitys.

 

[Burningsok]

I had to answer this question in English once, here's how my answer went. (I don't even know if this is the kind of answer you wanted, but oh well)

--People are not naturally evil, or savage, but are simply selfish.

-Good and Evil are simply labels based on opinion, and humans tend to believe that their own opinions are always right, therefore that people who differ from their society are evil. Since we live in a society that doesn't condone murder, we believe that murder is an 'evil' thing and should not be practiced. However other people may disagree because they believe murder is a way for them to get what they want.
-There is no reason that our own opinions of 'good' and 'evil' are more valid than others, but we will always think that they are, because people are selfish.

--So therefore if we all grew up in a world without society's influence, then many of us would hurt others to ensure our own survival, not thinking about the welfare of others. But without our society, such acts would then not be considered evil either, since we would have no outside opinions influencing our own.

For the most part, you are right my friend
but really the only thing that is unselfish about each animal is that they reproduce to ensure their race continues on. That is really there only contribution to there entire race is make it bigger so that they can dominate and exist for many many... many years.

 

[Cid Silverwing]

By the 00's, yes.

 

[Vigilantis]

Considering that most of our actions in everyday life are influenced by fears of retributions,what would happen if we were devoid of any fears of retributions,personal restraints and survival instincts?

If we were brought down to our most natural selves and would behave purely on the account of what passes through our minds without restraints,
would we immediately do evil things?if so,does that mean that we are naturally led toward evil on a genetic basis?

One must take into account that in most video games,the fun comes mostly from killing creatures.
So in this context someone who likes to play violent video games would logically do in real life what they do in the game.

So the question is,what would you do if there was no repercussions possible for your actions and you could do as you please?

If you feel uneasy answering,then just think about what you would do and then imagine everyone around you doing that.

Humans created evil so it is in fact that Evil is Inherently HUMAN!

But seriously you can't label people Evil for doing violent actions, Cavemen bashed rocks into animals heads, are they evil? I'm guessing that if you were born into such a life that you absolutely knew that there are no repercussions that people (including myself) would be curious and most likely kill another person in general, but thats a no brainer, being human we are curious little hamsters that love to push boundaries, and when given no boundaries, will explore ever inch of their world.

 

[number4096]

If people behaved out of selfishness,they would never bully,seek power,had arenas with lions and an audience were a knife in the back would have been sufficient,they would never abuse their authority on you unless it would be materially beneficient to them,sadomasochism would be inexistant and the bullies would never get popular by bullying you and would pass off as repugnant instead.

Amongst many other things.

Also,violent video games would have never existed because people would never buy them.

If people were merely selfish they would merely assure their survival and live like hermits and they would abuse authority,bully you or make fun of you only if they had something material to obtain out of it that would be necessary for their survival at the moment.

 

[Arrogancy]

Are we inherently evil? Well, if you count evil as wishing harm unto others, being greedy, narcissistic, and not really caring too much about anyone else, then yes, humans, at our base, are evil. I'd probably commit countless unspeakable attrocities on any given day.

 

[Premonition]

I'd say that most of what we call evil in behavior is more animal instinct than anything else.

 

[zehydra]

The enjoyment that is brought out of killing comes from our survival instinct.

 

[Bluesclues]

If people behaved out of selfishness,they would never bully,seek power,had arenas with lions and an audience were a knife in the back would have been sufficient,they would never abuse their authority on you unless it would be materially beneficient to them,sadomasochism would be inexistant and the bullies would never get popular by bullying you and would pass off as repugnant instead.

Amongst many other things.

Also,violent video games would have never existed because people would never buy them.

If people were merely selfish they would merely assure their survival and live like hermits and they would abuse authority,bully you or make fun of you only if they had something material to obtain out of it that would be necessary for their survival at the moment.

Ok so far all you've posted about is bullying, so I take it the mean 8th grader has been pushing your head into the toilet one too many times.

If you actually want your question answered, however, take the time to actually read what some people have posted so far, it makes sense...at least to me, and that of course is a matter of opinion...but seeing as how over 1/2 the posters have said the same thing, I think they're onto something.