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In conclusion, because we vary as individuals, get shaped by our environments, and have complex motivations, humans are neither good nor evil. We are complicated beings and as a whole humanity falls in a grey area.

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In conclusion, because we vary as individuals, get shaped by our environments, and have complex motivations, humans are neither good nor evil. We are complicated beings and as a whole humanity falls in a grey area.

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Abraham Lincoln paved the way to abolish slavery

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Abraham Lincoln paved the way to abolish slavery

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Pol Pot killed and displaced millions with his leadership

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Pol Pot killed and displaced millions with his leadership

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Martin Luther King represents activism for equality, the embodiment of good

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Martin Luther King represents activism for equality, the embodiment of good

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Mussolini is a representative of fascism, the embodiment of evil

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Mussolini is a representative of fascism, the embodiment of evil

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Winston Churchill led Britain to defeat the Nazis, one of the world's greatest evils. However, his leadership also led to mass starvation in India.

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Winston Churchill led Britain to defeat the Nazis, one of the world's greatest evils. However, his leadership also led to mass starvation in India.

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"Winston Churchill" https://www.britannica.com/biography/Winston-Churchill (Updated January 2021)

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Tariq Khasima's killer, Tony Hicks, has earned forgiveness. Tariq's family is now even fighting for Hicks' release from prison.

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Tariq Khasima's killer, Tony Hicks, has earned forgiveness. Tariq's family is now even fighting for Hicks' release from prison.

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“Family of murder victim pleads for murderer’s release” cbs8.com/article/news/convicted-killer-granted-parole-after-family-of-1995-murder-victim-pleads-for-his-release/509-cc13e23a-3ce8-493a-94d6-2138469d4ad0 (November 2018)

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Each person is complex and may not easily fit under "good" or "evil". As you see from these accounts, even Mother Teresa can bring evil into the world, and even a murderer can change. Neither of them, along with many other people, can fit into one category of being fundamentally good or evil, so neither can humanity.

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Mother Teresa is known to be a kind soul and a saint; however, she did numerous immoral things. Her legacy "includes forced conversion, questionable relations with dictators, gross mismanagement, and actually, pretty bad medical care."

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Mother Teresa is known to be a kind soul and a saint; however, she did numerous immoral things. Her legacy "includes forced conversion, questionable relations with dictators, gross mismanagement, and actually, pretty bad medical care."

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“Mother Teresa was no Saint”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mother-teresa-was-no-saint_b_9470988 (March 2016)

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Across the span of history, people's actions have varied wildly. We are by no means a monolith, as we can see from the differences of these figures. Comparing them, it is almost impossible to assume humanity is by and large just "good" or "evil"

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"How we perceive a stranger is profoundly influenced by the manner in which we are raised, the people we are exposed to, and the things we are taught."

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"How we perceive a stranger is profoundly influenced by the manner in which we are raised, the people we are exposed to, and the things we are taught."

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“Why do People do Bad Things?”- https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_do_people_do_bad_things

(December 2017)

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"Babies’ early experiences and relationships stimulate their brains, shaping the way they see and respond to the world."

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"Babies’ early experiences and relationships stimulate their brains, shaping the way they see and respond to the world."

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“Understanding Baby Behavior and Awareness”- https://raisingchildren.net.au/babies/behaviour/understanding-behaviour/baby-behaviour-awareness (October 2020)

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"The poverty-homicide association implies that instead of relative deprivation, absolute deprivation is mainly responsible for violent crime. Poverty is the mother of crime." 

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"The poverty-homicide association implies that instead of relative deprivation, absolute deprivation is mainly responsible for violent crime. Poverty is the mother of crime." 

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“Is Poverty the Mother of Crime?”- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7234816/

(May 2020)

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"We’re all sensitive to social hierarchies and to a desire for approval and esteem. So we often fold to the social pressures of our environment. That’s not necessarily evil."

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"We’re all sensitive to social hierarchies and to a desire for approval and esteem. So we often fold to the social pressures of our environment. That’s not necessarily evil."

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“Why Humans Are Cruel”-

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/12/14/16687388/cruelty-border-immigration-psychology-human-nature (December 2019)

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According to these sources, our personality and actions are shaped by our environments, so we may not have any singular true nature. If people could be completely different depending on their circumstances, how could they be fundamentally good or evil? In another situation, they might have acted completely differently.

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"Being a good person requires that we work toward that unrealized world where the dignity and integrity of all human beings, all life, are honored and respected."
"Are You A Good Person?" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/learning/are-you-a-good-person.html (March 2020)

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For humanity to be good or evil at heart, we should generally fit into one or the other of these categories: having a nature that leads us to help others or harm others. While there would be some exceptions, one characteristic would tend to be true if humankind was fundamentally either good or evil.

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"To be truly evil, someone must have sought to do harm by planning to commit some morally wrong action with no prompting from others."
"Are You Evil?" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/defining-evil/ (October 2008)