Man is inherently good. Naturally, good men are twisted and corrupted by society. We are not born evil, we are not hardwired to hate. Humans know right from wrong from the very moment of birth.
A study conducted in 2010 led by Paul Bloom at Yale University proves this. Babies from various age groups were to watch many scenarios acted out by puppets. For instance, one puppet is having difficulties trying to open a box, another puppet that is depicted as the “good” puppet, helps the struggling puppet by helping lifting the box. This scenario is played for the babies in vice versa ending with a “bad” puppet slamming the box when the other puppet in distress finally does open the box. The babies are shown other scenarios very similar to this, with puppets still being portrayed as the “good” and the “bad”, from about 6 to 14 times, until the baby loses interest. At the end of each “puppet show”, the baby is asked which puppet did they liked. By letting them reach out, grab, and choose the puppet, or with younger babies that are not able to do this task, but rather use expressions and stares; …show more content…
Notorious serial killer, Jeffrey Dahmer, who killed 17 young men, actually at one point in time had a “normal” childhood. If it was not for the change in environment in his childhood, such as shifting and moving three times before finally settling down again in his hometown, his mother and father always fighting, the constant feeling of loneliness and rejection, factors such as these, slowly rewired his norm turning him into a coldhearted killer. Dahmer was not born to be evil. It was the poisoning of his environment and factors in his life that twisted him upside down. Criminologist and psychologist believe that large events such as abuse and abandonment create the setting and foundation in which serial killers
A study conducted in 2010 led by Paul Bloom at Yale University proves this. Babies from various age groups were to watch many scenarios acted out by puppets. For instance, one puppet is having difficulties trying to open a box, another puppet that is depicted as the “good” puppet, helps the struggling puppet by helping lifting the box. This scenario is played for the babies in vice versa ending with a “bad” puppet slamming the box when the other puppet in distress finally does open the box. The babies are shown other scenarios very similar to this, with puppets still being portrayed as the “good” and the “bad”, from about 6 to 14 times, until the baby loses interest. At the end of each “puppet show”, the baby is asked which puppet did they liked. By letting them reach out, grab, and choose the puppet, or with younger babies that are not able to do this task, but rather use expressions and stares; …show more content…
Notorious serial killer, Jeffrey Dahmer, who killed 17 young men, actually at one point in time had a “normal” childhood. If it was not for the change in environment in his childhood, such as shifting and moving three times before finally settling down again in his hometown, his mother and father always fighting, the constant feeling of loneliness and rejection, factors such as these, slowly rewired his norm turning him into a coldhearted killer. Dahmer was not born to be evil. It was the poisoning of his environment and factors in his life that twisted him upside down. Criminologist and psychologist believe that large events such as abuse and abandonment create the setting and foundation in which serial killers