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Originally Posted by Cheese
As I have ALWAYS said, I think man is inherently good, we are taught to be otherwise, with the exception of those who have the misfortune of bad genetics or familial exposure. Man is also born atheist, we are simply taught the religious flavor of the day dependent on where we are raised.
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I disageen I think with both of these tennats. Man is born inherantly self-serving caring only about his own survival and the survival of his genetic code. The evolutionary instinct is too strong. Our whole society is set up on doing what is best for yourself. Instances of Commune style living fail once group is large enough so that all indviduals don`t know eachother. Concepts like altruism are taught.
Man is also born with a great propensity for belief and a longing to belong. These traits lend people to some form of belief. We are naturally pre-disposed to belief.