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Why some humans are so evil: double standards and irreligion
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RE: Why some humans are so evil: double standards and irreligion
Wally, maybe it's the other way around? Instead of the default being that we are all bad except for if we have stuff, the default is actually to be good unless we were raised in extreme circumstances to be bad. Maybe these people who were born and raised in a broken society act that way because that's how they were treated and that's what they know, but the default would really have been to act like decent people?

I still stand by what I said that sometimes people really are just bad, no explanation. But I think when it comes to the overwhelming crimes against humanity in the broken parts of the world, most cases really are a matter of them just having been brought up that way.

I don't know... just kinda throwing my thoughts out there. You raise some interesting points.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 

-walsh
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RE: Why some humans are so evil: double standards and irreligion - by Catholic_Lady - January 25, 2018 at 12:43 pm

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