Good morning to you too! Wow! What a question so early in the morning. Great one!Is evil learned or is it just part of one's genetic makeup?
well, we need to define evil.
I disagree.Most behaviours are learned.
Garbage in.
Garbage out.
What parents permit, they endorse and many kids learn very bad behavior.
Two avenues those kids take:
Monkey see, monkey do or they learn how they do NOT want to be.
Democrat's should be for mandatory abortions for felons.I disagree.
My wife was adopted as a week old baby. Nearly 30 years later she met her birth mother and father. Her mannerisms mimicked her birth parents to an uncanny degree. Thirty plus years of being taught could not outweigh genetics.
Evil, like mannerisms, is genetic.
There are certainly good eggs and bad eggs.
The depth of one's base nature (good or bad) will obviously vary, and life experiences will definitely have an effect on those feelings and how they play out.
Can you train a "good person' to be bad? Maybe but it will be a lot more challenging than a "bad person".
I disagree.
My wife was adopted as a week old baby. Nearly 30 years later she met her birth mother and father. Her mannerisms mimicked her birth parents to an uncanny degree. Thirty plus years of being taught could not outweigh genetics.
Evil, like mannerisms, is genetic.
I agree some actions are hereditary, but I also believe many actions are learned.I disagree.
My wife was adopted as a week old baby. Nearly 30 years later she met her birth mother and father. Her mannerisms mimicked her birth parents to an uncanny degree. Thirty plus years of being taught could not outweigh genetics.
Evil, like mannerisms, is genetic.
I can agree with this but I'll add a little to it.I agree some actions are hereditary, but I also believe many actions are learned.
It is the nature vs nurture discussion and I believe both are valid.
All in all.....a kid has a better chance at being a good, law abiding citizen if they were raised by two good, law abiding citizens than if they were raised by hooligans.
It is not a guarantee either way