Are we all born with the ability to be good people?

Question

Are we all born with the ability to be good people?
Are we all born the same, a blank canvas. Is it experiences in life that makes some people turn bad, or do you think people are born like that??

Answer

I believe that people arent born evil. There is a reason why some end up the way they do. brbrLook at those who commit crimes for example. In alot of cases, the offender has had a somewhat difficult life. Now dont get me wrong, I am in no way condoning crime. brThere was a girl at my primary school who used to lie all the time. She lied about everything. She made fun of people too. Simply she came across as an all round bad person who didnt know when to keep her mouth shut. I thought that she was just like that, it was just the way she had always been. But when you looked beyond the surface, you could see that she suffered from terrible insecurities. It also turned out that she had a bad family life. I was talking to one of the other people I went to that school with recently, and they said that apprantly shes locked onto this quotemoquot trend and that shes even slitting her wrists. This is where I begin to pity her, shes basacally screaming out for attention if shes going this far.brbrBut then obviously, genetics may play some part. Some people are naturally more agressive than others. Some people are quieter than others. And others quite simply are too lazy to give a st. Now these traits might not necessarily have been passed down through genetics, but they may have been. brMental health sometimes plays a role in why someone does something. Mental health can sometimes be genetic too. brbrI guess mainly, when it comes to the end of it, the way we were brought up plays a large role in how good or bad we are. And yes, I do mean, family life. Not having both parents there when were growing can heavily affect some of us. For example some boys are affected by not having their fathers there when they are growing up.brbrEveryone has their own opinion, this is just mine.