morality

are humans inherently good or evil?

those who say good are naive

they hope for a better world

they say babies are all born pure and innocent

those who say evil are cynical

they want the world to match their perception of it

the correct answer is neither

babies are born pure yes, but not pure anything

think about how much media there is on not killing babies

characters in movies trying to kill baby Hitler, just to change their minds at the last second

Odyseuss slaughtering an infant for its potential

people are born a true neutral

its just potential and circumstance that veer any which way

the rest is what they learn from the world

evils mold people

it makes them cold and hard and believe that people all live with hate in their hearts

its the way we cope without recognizing that we ourselves lean more towards evil

it justifies us

those faced with evil who view humanity as good are an enigma

how do they face so much loss and horror and believe in innate goodness?

they allow experiences to make them stronger

muscle, not iron

good and evil don't really mean anything

they're just words we made up to demonize some and appraise others

some deserve to be looked up to and others deserve to be condemned

but to call an entire species good or bad is quite another

our brains are too complex for most of us to be completely one or the other