Oct 16, 2021

Literally just finished my master’s thesis on nature vs nurture in regard to violent behaviour. 80 pages later - tl:dr - it’s a mix of both

I explored potential genes that act as a precursor for violence, brain chemistry, prenatal smoke exposure, attachment & social learning theory, how a militarised environment can create killers - as well as many more factors

…but what I covered is barely the tip of the iceberg. The literature surrounding this is endless. A very interesting topic

 

Oct 16, 2021

I mean if your kid is breaking rabbits necks and using them as puppets for his play, im gonna assume hes not gonna be an upstanding guy in 15 years.

 

Oct 16, 2021

Gustavo joining a potentially solid conversation with copy pasta. f--- off man, have your own opinion.

Anyway, I like to think that people are not born evil. Or racist, or sexist, or ageist for that matter. The influential people in their lives have the biggest factor in all of this. But also, how consequences make them feel. If someone doesn't feel bad or even feel anything when they do something bad then chances are they will do it again because they don't have something inside their body telling them not to do it. This I guess comes with time until we are desensitised to bad feelings.

 

Oct 16, 2021

 

Oct 16, 2021

Lol, best thing I ever did on this forum was put that dude on my ignore list.


In my opinion, I don't think anyone is inherently evil. It's all how you're raised. Your habitat is vital in development. I believe it's probably possible to be "born evil" but I'd like to think that's a fraction of a percentage. I have met some literal devil children who seem to have decent surroundings/home lives. The human brain is a crazy thing. Good question

 

Oct 16, 2021

I think 99.9% of the time it's influenced by events in childhood, but I think there's the odd person here and there that is born basically purely evil.

 

Oct 16, 2021

To be honest, I feel like Evil is just as essential and necessary to this world as Good. One for a balance. After-all, God created everything including Evil..and that alone has its purpose, of course alongside with the fact that us humans were created with our ability to have a free-will.

I also believe the power of evil can be used to do something for a good cause.

And then you have people out there with diversity of traits/characteristics within themselves...like they have all the good, the bad and evil in one person.

To answer your question, I have to agree with Robert.

I don't believe any soul out there is born with evilness and hatred, the kind that brings terror and destruction. Unless someone's existence is cursed with such from day one.

To truly understand how evil works, it takes a mastermind, an intelligent person, not any ordinary human. Knowledge is power and that power can sometimes unlock gateways to the world of evil. The more you know.

 

Oct 16, 2021

Tough to be definitive here, but I keep it simple and say no. Mostly because I think good and evil are defined by actions rather than a lack of remorse or empathy. If someone who lacks those things doesn't do anything evil, then they can't really be considered as such.

 

Oct 16, 2021

Yes their names are Karen

 

Oct 17, 2021

Evil is evil. Lesser, middling, greater. It's all the same, if I have to choose I'd rather not choose at all

 

Oct 16, 2021

however i will add, that i wonder how many f----- up individuals had "loving parents" who most probably just failed to see that their kid needed mental help

 

Oct 16, 2021

I mean depends because classist and simplist people may consider d--- dealing, theft or g--- violence as evil when its clearly a product of the environment, resources and education: social issues.

However, if we talk about a kid with a caring family and friends who ends up being a f---in serial killer... then i dont know lol