Is mankind inherently good or inherently evil, or do we learn this behavior?
In the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson a seemingly normal scientist finds a way to release his inner evil but without fault to his good self, at first. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are essentially the same person, however Hyde is the evil alter ego of Jekyll that gains power throughout the story becoming more and more evil and eventually overpowering the good Dr. Jekyll. Jekyll releases his inner evil and loses control of it, thus causing his death.
Every human being has evil somewhere in them, it is inevitable. No matter how good the person, somewhere deep down there is always a tiny grudge of evil. Therefore, mankind is inherently evil however it is a choice if the good overpowers the evil or if the evil overpowers the good. When the evil overpowers the good though it is because someone lost control of learned that behavior.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
In the tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Jekyll initially creates Hyde, his evil side, from the curiosity of science and learning about new special ingredients for experiments, and ideas. Although, once Hyde is created and Jekyll keeps transforming into him because he begins the enjoy the rush of being evil without fault; Jekyll slowly loses control over Hyde and Hyde uses his power to become more and more evil until he completely takes over Jekyll.
Thus proving that mankind is inherently evil because there is always potential to learn certain evil behavior and lose control to it, such as Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde. But, just because people have the potential to be evil deep within them does not mean the good side can not be constantly stronger than the evil that lies in everyone. The fight between good and evil initially starts with a choice and whichever is chosen forms a path of either good or bad; leading someone to turn evil or being able to keep the good force strong within them to fight the inherent evil which lies in every person.
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In the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson a seemingly normal scientist finds a way to release his inner evil but without fault to his good self, at first. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are essentially the same person, however Hyde is the evil alter ego of Jekyll that gains power throughout the story becoming more and more evil and eventually overpowering the good Dr. Jekyll. Jekyll releases his inner evil and loses control of it, thus causing his death.
Every human being has evil somewhere in them, it is inevitable. No matter how good the person, somewhere deep down there is always a tiny grudge of evil. Therefore, mankind is inherently evil however it is a choice if the good overpowers the evil or if the evil overpowers the good. When the evil overpowers the good though it is because someone lost control of learned that behavior.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
In the tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Jekyll initially creates Hyde, his evil side, from the curiosity of science and learning about new special ingredients for experiments, and ideas. Although, once Hyde is created and Jekyll keeps transforming into him because he begins the enjoy the rush of being evil without fault; Jekyll slowly loses control over Hyde and Hyde uses his power to become more and more evil until he completely takes over Jekyll.
Thus proving that mankind is inherently evil because there is always potential to learn certain evil behavior and lose control to it, such as Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde. But, just because people have the potential to be evil deep within them does not mean the good side can not be constantly stronger than the evil that lies in everyone. The fight between good and evil initially starts with a choice and whichever is chosen forms a path of either good or bad; leading someone to turn evil or being able to keep the good force strong within them to fight the inherent evil which lies in every person.
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