(February 5, 2014 at 11:12 pm)Lek Wrote: I guess we have a different view of mankind. You look at people as basically good and I see people as mostly evil. Yes, we often do have a desire to good things, but when we find we can benefit in some way from evil we will do it. That's why we have laws and police and wars and so on. I believe it takes the power of God to help overcome our own evil desires and needs and ultimately for salvation. Since we're in human bodies we can improve, but never reach 100% here in this world.
I don't see people as good or evil: I see actions that way, but people are rarely composed of such absolutes. That's why making broad, sweeping statements about what people will or won't do isn't very useful; for every war or crime you can produce, I can equally produce an act of charity or heroism. Hell, wars are overflowing with acts of valor.
And why worry about ever reaching 100%? Why not just attempt to improve for its own sake?
"YOU take the hard look in the mirror. You are everything that is wrong with this world. The only thing important to you, is you." - ronedee
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