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I don’t think a person ever lives completely in the present as some part of them, even if it’s small, lingers on the past and thinks about the future. It’s possible to try to clear one’s mind and get rid of distractions and attempt to live only in the present , but at some point a person’s mind will wonder to the past or future and reflect on what they could have done or what the should do next.

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Most people actually live in the past and future. But yes, it is, but it’s pretty rare. Everyone else is focused on what they did and where they’re going.

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As much as some people would like to see, I doubt people would go out and murder people just because. People aren't that fearful of godly punishment in my mind. There would be developing if not different morals built up for possibly the good of the community or exploitation of that, but most of human behavior would be the same probably.

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Yes I feel like fear is a large controller of the human populous, it motivates us to continue and do the things we’re asked. We fear the judgement of people or god and this motivates us to to "the right thing".

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Your life is already in your own hands, do what you want with it. Nobody is stopping you from ending that life or doing something oh so crazy with it that you are locked up in a prison for the rest of it, you do you. You are responsible for your own actions or inactions. nothing more nothing less.

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Yes it would because we wouldn’t have something to look up to and people would be a lot more rebellious and there would be little to no order.

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If I've been told something by more than one person it would most likely be true because there are more people that agree than disagree or if it's a person I know has a lot of knowledge than me it would be easier for me to believe them.

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I believe most people live in the present, because nowadays people care ab how others view them. I believe the ones who view the future first will go very far in life and Those stuck in the past will have a hard time growing in life.

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Proof, or the honest look in someone’s eyes when they are telling a story or supposed truth

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Yes, fear is a controller because there is always fear around. This fear is one of the factors on what you do every day, which street you avoid and who you talk to.

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Show me facts/evidence about the topic. I need to see proof.

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It's ok to be selfish, you matter to those who you care about. If all you give is everything you have then you surely will die miserable and surrounded by those who hold your design. Take some time to care for yourself, to be ok in your own skin and mind.

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Yes because people are always going to be afraid of something and that is what pushed or drives people to do certain things and work certain ways.

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Most commonly, people are afraid to act outside of the social norm. Thus causing fear to arise form people, because they do not want to stand out be thought of as crazy or insane.

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Selfishness is a bad thing, but it’s unavoidable because people aren’t going to do things they don’t want to do. Also, it is somewhat necessary because  it allows people to have individuality when making choices based on what they want to do, rather than what others want them to do

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If there was an absence of God then there wouldn’t be a supreme authority for people to follow, nor would there be a moral code and It would cause people to act out of the ordinary.

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I dont think it's the largest controller, but definitely a big factor because people are afraid to do what they want because of what other people might say or if they change their views of them based on what they decide to do.

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To see if something is true I either need to see it for myself, or it would have to come from a reputable source.

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Selfishness is a good thing when it benefits you for good reason. If someone is constantly selfish or is selfish for a negative reason it becomes a bad thing. Selfishness is always avoidable. You choose how you want to act.

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I believe selfishness is a bad thing because I believe we are in this life to give back to others. We are suppose to give what we have which includes, time, money, energy, and skills. Selfishness is not unavoidable, we can choose to place others above ourselves. Selfishness is not necessary because if everyone was selfish, the world would be in a much worst state than it is right now.

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It takes proof or reasonable evidence to convince me something is true.

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Selfishness is a bad thing for society because  it causes many situations to only benefit certain people/groups. I believe it is avoidable by the way you live your life. Its not necessary to have in our life to function.

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Yes, fear controls people. Fear is the reason why we act the way we do and live the way we do

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No, because the past will always have an effect on how you act in the present, for it’s what builds your character

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I feel like yes in the sense of having everything under control and being stable (financially, health wise, etc) but sometimes you dont have the control the unprecedented.

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It takes facts and research to prove something is true to me.

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Yes, I try not to look back at the cringy things I’ve done in the past.

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Selfishness is a bad thing but it is unavoidable. People always have their priorities ahead of other peoples priorities. It is not necessary

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I believe that wealth and power is more of a controller of humans compared to fear because alot of people get passed fear and power has always played a role in how your life decisons go.

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Yes I try not to look back at the cringy things I’ve done in the past.

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Human nature is to be selfish. It is not necessarily wrong to want comfort and safety for yourself, however selfishness becomes toxic when a person hurts others to get ahead or leaves loved ones behind. A person should want the best for themselves, but still be conscious of giving back to others.

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Yes, I do most things out of fear. Like doing work in this class, I fear failing and not getting college credit.

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I believe that complete responsibility for your life isn’t desirable because we can’t control the majority of what we go through in this life. If we pretend like we can control and be responsible for our lives, you will be left feeling broken. But it doesn’t end there, if you place your trust in Jesus, you no longer have to worry about your life and what’s gonna happen.

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I can be convinced of something by another person by the way they present what they are trying to tell me, their genuineness and tone will really convince me that something the other person is trying to tell me is true

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i don’t think that people can only live in the present. often times people will metaphorically live in the “past”.  they will constantly reflect on their success or failures of the past and let it consume them

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With the absence of God human conduct would have no morality. God represents morals and goodness for humans to try to embody. Without God, people would have no restrictions on how to act or what’s right and wrong.

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yes, for the most part it is your responsibility to make your life the way you want it to be. no one else can do it for you

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I believe that the largest controller of human conduct is hope. In the middle of a fear filled situation, what always arises? Hope. In the middle of everything going wrong, hope arises to help people through things. Despite how much fear controls people, hope is there to offer people something better.

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To convince me that something is true, you must have tangible evidence. or if it is an idea, it must be provable and repeatable.

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It is possible to live in the future, metaphorically by constantly think about the future, and disregarding the past and present. but no I dont think it is possible to live only in the present because stuff from your past and future will always impact you.

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Selflishness is inevitable and in some cases it is unavoidable. For example, if you always seek to help others and you let your own life slip away fro you, and you decide to gain control of your life again this can be seen as selfish but it is necessary to become a complete person.

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I would say that complete responsibility for your life can be desirable, but it depends. Some people rely too much on other people since even as a child you are taught to listen to your parents and do what they ask of you. However, once you become older this desire to be self-responsible has more of an emphasis placed on it since you are growing up and thus becoming more responsible.

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I believe that selfishness is a bad thing for the human soul because I believe that humans where meant to give back to others. Selfishness usually leads to pride, its good to have pride but having too much of it leads to selfishness. You begin to think less of others and begin thinking of yourself and yourself only. I do think it is avoidable at times, we just have to be considerate of others and humble ourselves.

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When I want to be convinced that something is true, I want there to be evidence to support the statement or logical reasoning behind the "true" thing.

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No, it is not possible to live only in the present. In daily life, everyone constantly thinks about their past, future, and present life. It's just something that happens and is completely out of our control.

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i dont think its possible to only live in the present. You grow from your past and thats what makes you who you are. People can try not to think about the past and think only about whats happening right now and the future but youll always end up thinking about the past because that makes you who you are.

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Yes, fear does control us.

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People do not only live in the present do to having thoughts or memories in the past. When we think about the consequences of our decisions we are not thinking in the present.

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To be convinced that something is true, I need to hear it from multiple people and I need to see it for myself. If only one person is telling me something, I have a hard time believing in it.

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Selfishness is not a good thing because I think that we are meant to serve others in our life. Also, people generally feel better when they put others first. I think its human nature to feel self-centered but we all have a choice about how we want to act.

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Selfishness is a bad thing in my opinion. I don't believe it is unavoidable because of the sinful nature of humanity. I think that it's necessary due to my belief of Jesus returning back and it is involved in the steps to this occurring.

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everyone is a little selfish in their own way which i believe it ok because you should always think about others and try to help out but you need to make sure you keep up with yourself also.

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In order for me to believe something  is true I need a brief good description about the topic and a couple of real facts to back it up.

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Yes, people who often would do illegal or bad things often don't due to the fear of the consequence.

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in order for me to believe something  is true I need a brief good description from a smart person about the topic

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if multiple people tell me and it seems logical i will believe it

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selfishs is good in working at a goal

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If someone has an argument that can be backed up with legit facts. Then, I can be convinced that something is true.

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I need facts and people I trust to tell me, which is hard, because I don't trust people :)

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I believe that

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It takes factual evidence and supporting ideas for something to be true in my point of view. If there is very little support and the supporting ideas are vague, its going to be very hard to believe.

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I dont think that it is possible to only live in the future because it is human nature for people to focus on the past and future. For example, when someone feels nervous they are generally thinking about the future. Also, if someone is angry they are probably thinking about the past. Both of these emotions are almost impossible to avoid.

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I feel like fear is a large controller of human conduct but I don't believe it's the largest one. I think that people blame fear for a lot of their actions when something else is really controlling them but fear is the easiest way out.

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I do believe that fear controls the actions of humans.

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No, the past whether good or bad makes up who we are. Like living in the present and working in a specific field, your past helped choose that field. Your past can define your mistakes that haunt you till now.

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no because you must focus on your future and learn from the past

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It takes proof, facts, and a direct explanation of the connection to convince me that something is true.

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i dont think it is the biggest controller but i do think it does affect many people. if we did not have fear a lot more people would do bad things or just do whatever they want. also if we didnt have fear we woudlnt be able to overcome a fear like skydiving so you wouldnt get an Adrenalin rush from it or feel better about getting over a fear.

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it depends on the person

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Yes. Fear is the reason we don’t do things because we are afraid of what the outcome of the action may be. We may fear what people think or a physical component of doing something that may hurt us so we don’t take the risk.

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I don’t think it is. Sometimes life happens and we may need someone there with us to help us through it and to not hold all the responsibility. Sometimes we need people to guide us and tell us what the right and wrong actions are.

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No. Constantly we shift back between our actions from the past and how it affects us in the present and how our present is going to affect our future.

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As much as people say they live in the present or aspire to, I believe that most of us no matter how hard we try are in some way stuck in or on the past. Our past is a part of us whether we embrace it or learn from it. This is why I think no one truly lives only in the present.

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I like to believe the word of people. However, if I am questioning the truth behind something it takes not just the word of that person but facts and evidence for me to believe them.

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Selfishness in my opinion is always a bad thing. I believe that selfishness is the root of all problems. When we start thinking of only ourselves, this is where problems start. Take any situation and it can to some degree be traced back to selfishness. However it is unavoidable because it is a natural human trait. Thinking about yourself and taking time for yourself in necessary, though thinking only of yourself or selfishness is not necessary and leads to problems.

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Yes
Fear can control ones life for years because they are to afraid of the outcome. We may fear to not take on  difficult opportunities or tasks that come into our daily lives. Because we  may not want to see the effect of the failure and humiliation that we may encounter after attempting the task.

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Kevin P
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Because we grow up from learning from our mistakes and that’s what builds our character. So to say that anyone could live only in the present is not quit right. Because everything we do will have some sort of effect to our future selves.

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For me to believe something is true I have to experience or witness it.

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Yes it's possible because you are in control of your views on life. You also control what paths you take.

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I don't believe complete responsibility for your life would be desirable. This is because bad things happen everyday without reason, and if you knew you were responsible for those situations it would be harder for people to cope with.

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Yes, fear plays a major role in many people lives. For example compare the time period it takes most women or males to speak up if they have been assaulted physically or sexually. The outcomes of what could happen is horrifying for many people.

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The absence of God would not effect all people. But I do believe the majority of people would deviate from the code of moral conduct.

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The ability to access technology does not excuse our behavior online

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The behavior of someone who is telling you the “truth”

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I feel that human belief that they are less responsible for their actions when using technology.

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Yes the largest controller of human behavior is fear, because we often will do things with the fear of getting in trouble for not doing them.

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To convince me that something is true i would have to have evidence backing it up.

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I believe selfishness is a good and a bad thing but if you are extremely selfish then it is a bad thing. I think selfishness is necessary because you have to think, and do the best for yourself sometimes.

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No, every choice we make will affect our future so people are always thinking about their future and how their choices affect it.

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No, our lives are shaped by our past actions and by what we choose to do in the future. To live in the present would be impossible because you will always have a stronger connection to someone who has stuck by you through any hard times and a lesser connection to anyone that has hurt you in the past.

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Yes, it could be the fear of failing, not fitting in or even the fear of not being enough. Fear controls our lives. Fear creates insecurities, fear makes you vulnerable to peer pressure, fear could even be described as the little 🤬 and angel sitting on your shoulders
telling you how things could go wrong or how certain actions could help you fit in more.

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Fear is something that motivates and tells a persons how they should say or do things, even if we don’t realize it. Fear is silent and persistent throughout our daily lives; Every decision we make is filled with the fear of something else.

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Yes, many people base their whole life on the belief and knowledge they have towards a God. People use God or Divine Authority to help make decisions in life no matter how small.

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Selfishness can be good or bad depending on how it is viewed in that moment or how it effects others. Everyone is selfish at one point or another, there is no denying it but it is not always necessary.

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It depends on who the truth is coming from. An outsider needs facts or evidence that sound at least somewhat logical or provable. I’m more likely to believe someone close to me based on their reputation, or in some cases, to not believe them due to the lack thereof.

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For me to be convinced that a statement were to be true, there would have to be background evidence provided to prove that it is true.

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Selfishness doesn’t necessarily mean that one is inconsiderate of others. Having a sense of self is the reason why we know how to have a set of boundaries in life. Having no selfishness would mean having no self-esteem, care, management, or respect. It’s unavoidable, if humans never thought of themselves, we would never have made it this far.

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No, because we are always planning ahead for the future. Even when we think we're not, we actually are because some decisions we make are based on not wanting to look back with regret, that way some of us are not dwelling on things we did not do, and in some cases, things we did do.