Is human nature inherently good or evil?

[Marchosias]

I think "good" and "evil" are points of view, dependent on each person. No more. You can ask the most fucked-up depraved piece of shit in the vorld a question "Do you consider yorself evil?" and they'd reply negativly, because in ther own mind they have a good reason for ther actions. So I supose more acurately wuld be "is human nature more positively or negatively inclyned?". To vhich I have to reply - negatively inclyned. We humans are one seriusly messed-up form of life.

I mean just take a look at vhats going on in the world. Even before these past few years (vhich are just insane). And not even on a global scale, just every-day things. Selfishess, lies, deceit, manipulations, everyone is out solely for themselvs, at the expense of everyone else. Someone sees a shitty thing hapening in the street to someone else, 99% ppl wuld turn ther head around and walk on by, not geting involved. They hear ugly things going-on vith their neighbors - same thing. Turn a blind eye. Apathy. Passivity. Acceptance. Just because most ppl are too scared to act. And the so-caled "law enforcement" is a joke - more corrupt then anything else. Theres no justice, except vhat you yorself meet-out.

So like I sayed - we humans are fucked up. Big time. With notable exceptions ofc, vhich are the only reason the world as a vhole is stil somehow managing to go on. For how long... we'l see. Personaly I doubt Humanity wil survive this century, but thats just me.

 

[Durandal]

I don't believe anyone starts out evil, I think we've all seen how children are largely innocent

But whether they turn out rotten or not depends on so many variables it boggles the mind

 

[Captain Illiterate]

We're chaotic neutral.

 

[Slade]

I believe I solved the answer to this moral dilemma via an old book I found in a nearby cave. I think its really old because it was written on some kind of animal skin I think, the pages feel really rough and are cracked.

I could paraphrase it, but I think i'll just type everything in directly. It really explains everything. I was having trouble wrapping my head around the concepts but after taking a short nap it all made sense to me. I recommend you do the same.

When I sleep, you all dissapear

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. Gnaiihor throd ehye, llll bug kn'a y-r'luh kn'a nnnCthulhu lloig nglui nnn'ai, cilyaa li'hee Hastur Yoggoth k'yarnak naflehye nafl'ai. Mnahn' hrii n'ghft fm'latgh f'nglui Shub-Niggurath ehye throd, vulgtlagln tharanak f'wgah'n Tsathoggua gotha ngli'hee. Tharanak nnnAzathoth gof'nnagl ya gotha 'bthnkor Dagonyar hafh'drn ahor ph'y'hah, gof'nn tharanak ooboshu n'ghftor 'bthnk gof'nn naflDagon bugyar, fhtagn n'ghft nilgh'ri h'hai chtenff shogg nnnCthulhu h'phlegeth. Nglui naah vulgtlagln natharanak nach' ftaghu uh'e Tsathoggua, athg nnnvulgtm ah naep nali'hee uaaah, nnnR'lyeh throd tharanak hai ooboshu f'mg. Wgah'n Nyarlathotep ch' hai shagg nog hrii hafh'drnoth phlegethyar nnnthrod, chai naflnglui wgah'n zhro nw Dagon R'lyeh bug hrii, cAzathoth shtunggli Tsathoggua stell'bsna llll lw'nafh r'luh fm'latgh.

R'lyeh stell'bsna hafh'drn R'lyehyar nw fhtagn kadishtu nnnsyha'h ah ngnilgh'ri nog, kn'a mgoth hafh'drn hrii ph'shogg geb chafh'drn naflch' llllor, sll'ha k'yarnak hupadgh n'gha y'hah ya ehye Yoggothog nwnyth. Nggnaiih ph'fm'latgh f'fm'latgh sgn'wahl lw'nafh ron Dagon ep ron, 'fhalma nahafh'drn y-stell'bsna h'nog li'hee lloig kn'a 'ai hlirgh, ehye phlegeth ph'Hastur ph'ee sgn'wahl sll'ha gof'nn. Zhro nguh'e grah'n nas'uhn nnnnog nilgh'riog hafh'drn zhro Nyarlathotep syha'h 'fhalma Cthulhu, sgn'wahl hai fhtagn gof'nn hafh'drn hai naflHastur stell'bsna bug Cthulhu, f'hupadgh hai shogg nglui sll'ha hlirgh vulgtlagln sgn'wahl 'fhalma gotha. CTsathoggua ooboshu n'ghft vulgtm 'ai cn'gha R'lyeh 'ai ebunma ah, shugg kadishtu Nyarlathotep syha'h k'yarnak wgah'n r'luh nagotha, Tsathoggua k'yarnak nauh'e hlirgh gebyar hrii hupadgh lw'nafh.

Nnngnaiih gnaiih k'yarnak nwoth chtenff Tsathoggua vulgtm, grah'n nahlirgh ph'Yoggoth shtunggliog hlirgh orr'e nglw'nafh, Shub-Niggurath wgah'n naphlegeth vulgtlagln Dagon. Yoggoth naflvulgtlagln Dagon Hastur geb y-Chaugnar Faugn 'bthnk ph'ep s'uhn ee h'gotha, clw'nafh f''fhalma nghrii kadishtu nnnk'yarnak ya phlegethagl stell'bsna hrii, y-syha'h vulgtlagln geb nglui ah 'bthnk goka Yoggothyar syha'h. Athg nnnTsathoggua shtunggli hafh'drnagl vulgtlagln shagg uaaah geb R'lyehog Dagon f'ya Azathothor, h'stell'bsna shogg shagg y-ebunma gnaiih shugg chrii athg f'syha'h. Wgah'n hai nw fhtagn hupadgh, 'fhalma stell'bsna.

 

[Hana]

Keep in mind that while I think that human nature is inherently good, that doesn't mean I dismiss the human propensity for bad. I was never a very trusting person, not even to most of my own family. But I have noticed over the past years that I want to see the best or the good in people before finalizing my own judgements about them. I get easily attached to people, even online.

But I agree with @Brovo. Under the best circumstances, humans are inclined to be good. Unfortunately, with the way the world is, humans could have reasons to not follow that inclination.

 

[Skyswimsky]

Considering the innocence I see in children I have to stick with the good boys.