Is Man Inherently Evil Research

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Evil is not conforming to accepted standards and hoping to undertake malicious acts towards others. Good, on the other hand, is having fine, positive qualities towards others. Scientists today ponder, is man inherently evil or is it learned behaviour that is influenced?
These scientists have come up with experiments and has tested them with babies. They each come to a different conclusion, resulting in a heated debate. But is man really born with evil, or is behavior influenced? Man gets its’ behaviour based on actions performed in the world and within himself. To begin with, it’s acceptable to say that everyone has both good and bad traits that are influenced other than himself. According to source B, it states, ‘...people can be a combination

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