Mind of a Lunatic

[crazy canuck]

The point here is that people are not naturally good. Whatever that may mean. The second our brains individualize we are naturally quite selfish, if not actually malicious.

The point is that if people are born evil the human race would have long since become extinct.  Humans survived because we are social beings. 

[garbon]

Being social is the opposite of evil?

[crazy canuck]

Being social is the opposite of evil?

Yes, if everyone is born evil how did anyone learn to be good.   The concept of original sin is a self referencing God did it argument.

[The Brain]

In my experience you have to work long and hard to become truly evil.

[Ed Anger]

More Hitler please.

[11B4V]

In my experience you have to work long and hard to become truly evil.

"He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. My childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets."

[11B4V]

More Hitler please.

Here's a deuce.

Never forget that a majority cannot replace a man. A majority always represents stupidity and cowardice.

[Razgovory]

Being social is the opposite of evil?

Yes, if everyone is born evil how did anyone learn to be good.   The concept of original sin is a self referencing God did it argument.

er this is an over simplification of albeit poor theology.  The idea is total depravity, but it does not imply that "good" is alien to humanity.

[Archy]

Downloaded a free Dutch copy in pdf from Islam radio.org. So hi NSA  and author's rights guild. First chapter starts a bit boring and about 800 pages is a long rant.