most people don't go out doing harmful things to each other regularly and deliberately, this also shows humanity's inherent good.
People not hurting one another on a regular basis does not prove of course, that man is born good. People also learn behavior patterns from one another. Most people learn NOT to hurt each other unless the parent was a total lunatic demon. They learn this "is bad" and displeases others. Personally....I believe man is wired to be good. Why? .......it's harder to be angry and mean than to be loving. Kindness is always welcomed with a smile by humans wheras badness is not. People live longer who are happy, over sad mean people. I think the fact that a loving nurtured baby out performs in every way....a baby who is neglected or treated bad.........shows we work better in all anenues when good is present vs. the bad.I have ALWAYS wondered what makes people different under the same circumstances. Two kids from the same parents raised basically the same can turn out totally opposite from one another. Why? Is the brain so complex that there are so many factors involved that we cannot at this time begin to know? It seems that way. You touched on an intresting thing about Hitler. I wonder how much of the weird things people do.....is not the result of a brain malfuntion rather than a personal conviction. When I get mood swings.....I'm not myself. Some people are on a constant "mood swing" as their actions show. Are they just ill......or inherently bad?Now my brain hurts...........I'm going back to bed now and when I wake up.....I hope the hell someone has figured out this dilema so I can start the day with a new learned knowledge.
Great thread Fark...........we needed one
Gumby....( I am gonna call ya BTW)