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     We have talked a lot about this question-wether people are born good or evil. It seems that many of us believe people are born evil. However I still trust the idea of people being good in their nature.

    When we were discussing the instinct of being "selfish", we defined it evil. Yet is that really evil? I doubt it. We are born "selfish" because of the natural urge of surviving. I can't find a reason to deny the right to survive of a being, any being. I imagined a scenario after class, which is I'm in the desert with a stranger. I find some water, approximately just enough for me to survive until the rescue arrives. I think I would be willing to fight to protect the water-in this case the only thing to make sure that I survive-even if I have to kill the stranger in the fight. I know it sounds scary. OK, now let's think about another situation. You are in a desert with your parent, or child, or a loved one. You find some water and it's enough for one person to survive until the rescue arrives. What would you do? I bet you won't fight and kill your loved ones.

    Yes! That's something that is inside you! You know deep in your soul, that you need to care for your family. That's why animal moms would breed their babies instead of abandon them or eat them. Moreover, as people grow, they learn about not only caring for their loved ones, but also somebody else, friends, neighbors, strangers in difficult situations, etc. On the other hand, some people grow to harm others. They do bad things on purpose to gain twisted joy from the harms they caused. That doesn't mean that they are who they are, perverts, when they were born.