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KidCatholic1
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The title explains my question. I not only want to see your opinions, but any sources/theology to back your belief. Thanks for responding!
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Exiled_Child
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People’s heart’s are naturally good, but people’s brains can become extremely confused, and since the brain is so much louder it can drown out the whisperings of the heart. But everyone comes into the world pure and good, and that is never truly lost.
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Beryllos
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Unfortunately your poll does not allow the answer “Both.”
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1Lord1Faith
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It’s naturally good to have a person who can freely chose good or bad. Some people do not have such freedom to discern good from bad, and that is “neutral”.
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TC2
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I only know my own heart.
And it is black, black, black.
I am selfish, lazy and can be cold and unfeeling to hardship/people in the world.
On my own, I would do nothing good, but always choose the easy way, that benefitted
me most. It is only Christ working through me that allows me to do any good, any kindness all at.
If you see good in me, it is HIM.
And it is black, black, black.
I am selfish, lazy and can be cold and unfeeling to hardship/people in the world.
On my own, I would do nothing good, but always choose the easy way, that benefitted
me most. It is only Christ working through me that allows me to do any good, any kindness all at.
If you see good in me, it is HIM.
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jmcrae
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People are born selfish. They become loving and giving by training and necessity.
If they are never trained to be loving and giving, and if they never find it necessary to take care of someone else ahead of their own needs, they will remain selfish into adulthood.
They could remain selfish without ever becoming outright evil, but they are less likely to become evil if they are trained from a young age to be loving and giving.
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Obsidion
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As Catholics, we know that God made men inherently good, as we are all made in His image, and God is all good. But because of Original Sin, we desire things that are not good for us. That is what makes us bad.
So we’re both.
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Nigel7
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Both.
Our divine nature and God-given life is naturally good. Our carnal and mortal/fallen nature though is inherently evil/bad. Therein lies the conflict.
I did not vote since there is no “both” selection in the poll.
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GLam8833
Guest
I only learned how to unselfishly care
for someone when my wife got sick and
cannot care for herself. before that I was
struggling to help others in their needs.
for someone when my wife got sick and
cannot care for herself. before that I was
struggling to help others in their needs.
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powerofk
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Exactly.
The theology from this comes from the first 3 chapters of Genesis and the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans. We were created good, but given the choice to choose evil. Our forefathers Adam and Eve disobeyed God, which was the first sin (original sin). And this fallen nature has been passed down. But… God created us inherently good.
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KidCatholic1
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I didn’t think this many people would choose both. Oops. Thanks for sharing anyway.
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Bradski
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You asked the question but didn’t inlude the options in the poll.
I don’equate ‘evil’ and ‘bad’.
‘I stole that young girls drink’ is bad.
‘I raped and murdered that young girl’ is evil.
I don’equate ‘evil’ and ‘bad’.
‘I stole that young girls drink’ is bad.
‘I raped and murdered that young girl’ is evil.
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Lucretius
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Pascel says that humans are a paradox: we are the greatest thing in material creation, but, as optima corrupta pessima, we made ourselves the worse thing.
We are kings that blindly and foolishly live like slaves.
Christi pax,
Lucretius
We are kings that blindly and foolishly live like slaves.
Christi pax,
Lucretius
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ynotzap
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The meaning of nature: Nature is all the characteristics that a person is born with that makes him what he is. He is born with body and soul, the body with all it’s attributes, and soul with it’s powers of intelligence, and free will. All that God creates is good, He can not create evil. Evil is regarded as the absence of the good. It is not something positive that has being in itself. A person is naturally good, but a person’s nature has been affected by the absence of Grace which gives man moral integrity, and wholeness. Since the loss of grace, (God’s favor) man’s will power is weakened, and his intelligence is in the state of ignorance regarding moral truth and needs to be enlightened. Man also has the propensity to follow the dictates of his passions contrary to the dictates of his intelligence or reason. In this state, there is the absence of the good (grace) which gives him integrity, wholeness, and holiness. He lacks spiritual and physical well-being, death has entered his existence. He is spiritually handicapped, which inclines him to do evil things. Jesus came to remove this handicap and raise him up to where he belongs naturally, and supernaturally. You will find this consistent with the teachings of St.Thomas Aquinas, a great teacher of the Catholic Church.
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ANV
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Both but mostly evil, so I voted evil, not because most people are evil but because evil is winning most people.
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Wesrock
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Naturally good, though in Thomist thought that is a bit of a tautology, as to be good is to be according to one’s nature.
What makes moral evil is when people act contrary to their nature, which does, admittedly, happen all too often.
Human beings are naturally good. That we aren’t always good represents some type of wound to our nature.
What makes moral evil is when people act contrary to their nature, which does, admittedly, happen all too often.
Human beings are naturally good. That we aren’t always good represents some type of wound to our nature.
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Benjamin_Lorenz
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The best way I can explain this is what a Baptist pastor once told me that I believe is very true: We are like those very breakable Christmas ornaments that always crack when you try to use them next year. they still look nice and shiny, but they are cracked. Just in that way I would say the same is true for us. Were made to be beautiful but we always have a tendency to deform ourselves spiritually.
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M-Dent
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Humans are wounded in a way to incline one toward evil but not totally corrupt. It is a struggle thus God offers friendship to help (grace).
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Catholic1954
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We are created in the image and likeness of God, good. However due to disobedience and original sin we can act very, very bad.
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