Debate about human nature- whether it is fundamentally good or bad- has been in controversy for a long time. If it means that no human being is evil in their natural heart, I agree to SungWoo’s idea. However, I do not think that we humans start our lives with a tiny built in morality core.
I believe that every human being is born to be good;To be more accurate, born to be naive. What I mean by ‘to be naive’ is to be good and kind because one does not have any concept or idea about the world around him/her. Not because of any kind of fundamental concepts about ethics and morality, but because of simple-heartedness and childlikeness we have at the very moment we’re born. To me, heart of a newborn baby is pure white. His/her soul reminds me of a piece of blank paper, a field covered by white snow that no one interrupted it’s pureness. So pure and fragile that even a small breeze can scratch the whiteness of it. No evil, no good,
The factors that determine real personality and feature of the person is numerous experiences and learnings that he/she undergoes throughout his/her lifetime.
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SolHee contends that humans are born to be naive - to be good and kind. Yet, as elaborated on my previous writing, I do not think that humans are inherently good.
I agree that when we see a baby, we can feel the profound sentiment of purity that "seemingly" lie inside the heart of the new-born.
However, we cannot judge human nature just from the outlook of a baby. Babies are cute - and how does the fact relate to the kind human nature? Even though I might be going too far, I think looking at the baby - looking at how incompetent and incapable they are - and feeling happy might be the evidence of human cruelty.
I sincerely agree to SolHee's point that babies seem like a blank paper, a clean, pure existence. However, that doesnot necessarily mean that babies have clean, pure nature.
It's been a long time that philosophers have shared their ideas about the human nature. Although there maybe no answer - maybe some are kind by nature and some are not!! - I think human nature cannot be so kind from the beginning because of the "ki" - seven desires that people are influenced by from their birth. For more information, please refer to my former writing, SolHee.
Thank you for your interesting writing!! :)
It's been a long time that philosophers have shared their ideas about the human nature. Although there maybe no answer - maybe some are kind by nature and some are not!! - I think human nature cannot be so kind from the beginning because of the "ki" - seven desires that people are influenced by from their birth. For more information, please refer to my former writing, SolHee.
Thank you for your interesting writing!! :)
