What makes a person bad?
December 1, 2014 at 9:35 pm
(This post was last modified: December 1, 2014 at 9:41 pm by Losty.)
Do you think there's a difference between a bad person and just a person who does bad things?
I know "bad" can vary from culture to culture and even person to person so let's stick with the ones that seem universal. Murder, rape, harming children, stealing. I think those are pretty much universally accepted as bad. Can you be a murderer, but not a bad person?
Does being a sociopath make you a bad person?
If a person is not a sociopath and every time they rape someone they feel immense regret and guilt but they keep doing it does that make them more or less of a bad person?
What if a person hurts their children because they believe it's what's best for them, is that less awful than a person who beats their child just because they enjoy it?
Do you think there's a such thing as a bad person?
Are people just products of their chemical make up and their environment?
Do you think that all people deserve compassion and love or are there some people who are so bad that they don't deserve either?
I think maybe my opinion is kind of warped on all of this. I don't think there's a such thing as a bad person. I don't think there's anything a person could do that would make me think they didn't deserve to be cared for or valued.
Some people may think it's disrespectful to the victims, but I find my heart breaking for those who've been labeled "bad" people. I can't imagine being worthless in the eyes of everyone, being completely alone and unloved no matter how "deserved" it may be.
I have a hard time connecting a person's actions with how I should treat them. I think who I am should be the deciding factor in how I treat people, not what they've done.
Anyways, I was just wondering what you guys think.
I know "bad" can vary from culture to culture and even person to person so let's stick with the ones that seem universal. Murder, rape, harming children, stealing. I think those are pretty much universally accepted as bad. Can you be a murderer, but not a bad person?
Does being a sociopath make you a bad person?
If a person is not a sociopath and every time they rape someone they feel immense regret and guilt but they keep doing it does that make them more or less of a bad person?
What if a person hurts their children because they believe it's what's best for them, is that less awful than a person who beats their child just because they enjoy it?
Do you think there's a such thing as a bad person?
Are people just products of their chemical make up and their environment?
Do you think that all people deserve compassion and love or are there some people who are so bad that they don't deserve either?
I think maybe my opinion is kind of warped on all of this. I don't think there's a such thing as a bad person. I don't think there's anything a person could do that would make me think they didn't deserve to be cared for or valued.
Some people may think it's disrespectful to the victims, but I find my heart breaking for those who've been labeled "bad" people. I can't imagine being worthless in the eyes of everyone, being completely alone and unloved no matter how "deserved" it may be.
I have a hard time connecting a person's actions with how I should treat them. I think who I am should be the deciding factor in how I treat people, not what they've done.
Anyways, I was just wondering what you guys think.
