How would you define a bad person?

[Anonymous]

When you say someone’s a “bad person” or a horrible person, what qualities are you referring to?

What’s the difference between a bad person through and through, and a good person who has done bad things?

[AZandrea]

It's all about perspective
Someone might dislike you for believing in a different religion than you, even though both religions believe in the same core concept.
A boy could have helped an old woman cross the street and now that old woman things fondly of him... The same boy could be terrible in class and his teacher sees him in a negative light...
Maybe you hate someone because he supports your opponent sports team or a different politician than you do
But you may even have a lot more in common with them than you think... maybe you guys like the same kind of movies or games etc... but you'll never know... because you never got to see that side of them

Everyone views everyone differently... Only YOU know yourself to be who YOU are.

[Asker]

I agree.. But wouldn't you also agree that murderers are indefinitely bad people? there's more to do with perspective on the littler things such as differences in opinion etc.

[AZandrea]

I'd say... you could take a perfectly normal kid and put him dire conditions and make a murderer out of him. Humans used to kill for flesh and kill for conquests and all other stuff... We decided we dont need to do that stuff anymore because we have plenty and enough now... but if you grew up learning that it is okay to shoot people for money... you'll just do that with no guilt because everyone around you is doing that because that's what's they think is necessary for their survival... Of course... once we decide we are all safe and murder is unnecessary we start condemning the act of murder

[Biancam13]

To me, a horrible person is someone who does bad things intentionally and it’s a pattern, and they don’t do any inner reflection so they don’t ever think they’ve done anything “bad.” While good people self-reflect if they’ve caused harm, and aim to be better and do better. And they don’t make their behaviour a pattern.

[Asker]

Agreed!!

[PJH359]

Someone who under the guise of friendship or partnership lies, deceives, steals, embezzles or cheats you in some way. I also believe a bad person will abuse you in some way whether physically, mentally or verbally. Very common among narcissists.

[Asker]

Agreed!

[dreamstar72]

Most often its simple:
A bad person is a person that has been caught.
A good person is a person who has not been caught.

[Guy13]

BAD vs ROTTEN

SOUR vs SPOILED