Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Is it fair to say most people are evil?

As an anthropology minor, I've done lots of extensive research in the spiritual and supernatural realms. Anyway, Anton Szander Lavey wrote the Satanic Bible. He believed that people are naturally evil. I don't worship the devil or anything, but I must say I agree with that part. Most of us believe that people are naturally good. I think most people are naturally opportunistic. I don't believe they are prone to murder, , cheat, or steal, but I am convinced they tolerate it. For example, I see the way kids act like monsters. What's worse is schools can't discipline them anymore. Everybody likes to settle all their problems in the courtroom now, and teachers are afraid they might lose their jobs. They don't get paid squat for the arduous task they perform. People moan about our politicians and gripe about our judicial system. Guess who makes the government! We do! We are the ones who voted for these officials. We elected the same politicians who authorized the torture at Guantanamo Bay. Many of us even advocated the torture. Everyone wants to improve our schools and our health care system, yet nobody wants to spend the tax dollars to get it done. Perhaps I'm cynical because I have Asperger's Syndrome and I've been the subject of egregious bullying and teasing. The question I'm asking is do you believe all these facts are grounds to believe that people are naturally evil?

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