Are humans good or bad? This is a question that many have asked throughout humanity. For thousands of years, several philosophers have debated about whether human nature is good or is human nature bad. I believe that no human is perfect and we all have our faults we all make mistakes. I don’t think that we are necessarily good or bad, I believe that we have the ability to be both good and bad. In many cases life simply is not fair and it has a way of throwing some in a cave full of lions left with no choice but to fight in order to survive. No matter how perfect a person might try to be we make mistakes it is simply inevitable. I believe that we are born free of sin. In life we make choices that whether they are good or not they tend to mark
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St. Augustine believed that all children were born into a life of sin. He believes that they inherit this sin from their ancestors, Adam and Eve. St. Augustine viewed himself as a great sinner from a young age because he believed that all children are born this way. St. Augustine 's view was that children show signs of being sinful from the time of birth. He believed this because children cry continuously for food and to be changed. He believed that children desired to be constantly cared for, with no concern for others. Augustine believed that if as an adult, he were to display this same behavior as a child it would not be tolerated at all. "I have myself observed a baby to be jealous, though it could not speak; it was livid as it watched another infant at the breast". …show more content…
He viewed this as "turning towards the good". While in school, he started to display the same selfishness, he displayed as a baby. St. Augustine recalled his first prayer, he was in school and was about to receive a spanking. He recalls that his prayer was not thinking how to help others or how he could better serve God, but rather to serve his selfish reasons of not wanting to get beaten. St. Augustine 's view of childhood is very outdated it seems seriously ridiculous to view a child as a sinner simply because they cry when they are hungry. Scientist would say that babies act this way because they need to survive and are not fully developed to take care of themselves. Rousseau’s view of human nature is that human nature is basically good, “man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains” ("Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire", 2016). One man thinks himself the master of others, but remains more of a slave than they are", the way I interpret this quote by Rousseau is that society is what shackles and imprisons people turning them into greedy selfish
St. Augustine believed that all children were born into a life of sin. He believes that they inherit this sin from their ancestors, Adam and Eve. St. Augustine viewed himself as a great sinner from a young age because he believed that all children are born this way. St. Augustine 's view was that children show signs of being sinful from the time of birth. He believed this because children cry continuously for food and to be changed. He believed that children desired to be constantly cared for, with no concern for others. Augustine believed that if as an adult, he were to display this same behavior as a child it would not be tolerated at all. "I have myself observed a baby to be jealous, though it could not speak; it was livid as it watched another infant at the breast". …show more content…
He viewed this as "turning towards the good". While in school, he started to display the same selfishness, he displayed as a baby. St. Augustine recalled his first prayer, he was in school and was about to receive a spanking. He recalls that his prayer was not thinking how to help others or how he could better serve God, but rather to serve his selfish reasons of not wanting to get beaten. St. Augustine 's view of childhood is very outdated it seems seriously ridiculous to view a child as a sinner simply because they cry when they are hungry. Scientist would say that babies act this way because they need to survive and are not fully developed to take care of themselves. Rousseau’s view of human nature is that human nature is basically good, “man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains” ("Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire", 2016). One man thinks himself the master of others, but remains more of a slave than they are", the way I interpret this quote by Rousseau is that society is what shackles and imprisons people turning them into greedy selfish