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Humans are born evil. Humans are not born evil.
Debate Score:23
Arguments:23
Total Votes:25
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Are Humans Born Evil?

Are humans born evil? Because every one does something bad, when they are a baby they are innicent but as soon as they learn to walk and talk they start lying or stealing or stuff like that, so is evil part of human nature?

Humans are born evil.

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Humans are not born evil.

Side Score: 15
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Look at that babys face if he's evil then were all born evil.

Side: Humans are born evil.
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Humans? I don't know? Clowns Yes.

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He's sad because he had a miserable childhood... and his parents wouldn't spring for braces.

Side: Humans are born evil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAivJzbaokI&feature;=player_detailpage
Side: Humans are born evil.
nchandra(4) Clarified
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You don't know his situations.....do you??? he might had been exposed to EVIL...

Side: Humans are born evil.
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I dont think humans are born evil. I think what the individual is expossed to at a young age is what makes the person good or evil

Side: Humans are not born evil.
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We are all born neutral. Upbringing determines who and what we become (mostly).

Side: Humans are not born evil.

Humans are born naturally selfish, but with an instinctual sense of morality (e.g. fairness), and we learn from social interaction that selfishness is not always beneficial and that we are not the best person ever. Unfortunately, some people never grow out of the selfish state, there called politically right. I'm just kidding with you libertarians ;)

Side: Humans are not born evil.
GuitaristDog(2548) Clarified
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Every human is selfish, being selfish isn't black or white, its many shades of gray and all humans are selfish on some level.

Side: Humans are born evil.

No one is born evil or good, but every human is born with human nature which has the potential to do great or evil things.

Side: Humans are not born evil.
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Humans aren't born evil but every person that is born is born into the sinful nature of this world and is not perfect.

Side: Humans are not born evil.
nummi(1432) Disputed
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sinful nature of this world

You mean the bad things that happen, right?

What about all the good stuff that happens? You simply disregard all that and say the world is, well, bad? Even though it is not true, as there are good and beautiful things.

Have you ever woken up in the morning? You look out the window and see the grass and evergreens glittering with light reflected from the crystallized morning dew, tinging the green of nature with white. All the while the sky is light blue and the sun is shining brightly. It's quite a sight.

Side: Humans are born evil.
Srom(12206) Disputed
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You mean the bad things that happen, right?

Yes

What about all the good stuff that happens? You simply disregard all that and say the world is, well, bad? Even though it is not true, as there are good and beautiful things.

I always hear bad things on the news but I do see beautiful things.

Have you ever woken up in the morning? You look out the window and see the grass and evergreens glittering with light reflected from the crystallized morning dew, tinging the green of nature with white. All the while the sky is light blue and the sun is shining brightly. It's quite a sight.

Yes I have it was a beautiful site.

Side: Humans are not born evil.
lolzors93(3225) Disputed
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If you believe in the Bible then you should believe in original sin and the carnal nature of man.

Side: Humans are born evil.
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No I do not think we are born evil, I think we are born with the potential to do evil as well as good.

Side: Humans are not born evil.
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Some humans, yes. Some humans, no. Each one is born with its own personality. Of course, personality can change because of education, traumas, bullying, etc. But some people are born evil and die evil. Other are born evil and become good. Or are born good and become evil. Or even are born good and die good.

In short: people can born good or evil and can change through their lives.

Side: Humans are not born evil.
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No babies are born evil. It's the path they choose when growing up. Also, all babies are born crying. True.

Side: Humans are not born evil.
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Baby's evil.? Have you seen a baby come out and start killing you? They don't even know ow to talk and they barley open their eyes and you think they can be born evil?! That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard . Baby's are born and they are starting a new life they don't know what's going to happen because they are still to small to think! They start turning bad when they grow up but learn good from mistakes they do.

Side: Humans are not born evil.
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We are born with a balance of both we cannot make demands as a child we can only cry I agree the if a baby is born evil then we're all evil which is not true

Side: Humans are not born evil.

Well the evolution has made the humans evil, kinda self-centered and criminal-like.

Side: Humans are not born evil.

I don't think so but there are some who believe in a murder gene although Science disputes it.

Side: Humans are not born evil.
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Babies are not evil..it's the exposure which eventually make them evil..if you expose the naive mind of a baby to stealing then obviously he'll turn to stealing....if you show him violence, he'll grow violence or a sadist.....

Side: Humans are not born evil.