Do you believe people are good?

[jennifer_bloom]

As a kid I was extremely happy between age 6-8 because I thought people were good. When I was 9, I decided people were evil and my days of happiness water over. As a teenager I thought some were good and others were evil and I fluctuated - sometimes very very happy and other times very very depressed.

[FilmGuy93]

Good? Not in my experience, but I don't have any ill will for them. I think they're people and that means that they are a mixed bag. I think most people generally try to be good though.

[DJB72]

I think people run the spectrum. I'm sure there are plenty of people who think I'm a bad influence and plenty who think I'm a good one.

[45Fstraight]

Yes, people are good. It saddens me when I hear soneone say they hate humans. There are a few bad apples in the world, but they really are the exception.

When my daughter was 4 or 5, two men drive up on a motorcycle and stole her bicycle (she wasn't on it). I watched it happen and couldn't stop them. The police did nothing. I was heartbroken to have to explain the ugliness to my litte girl of what had just happened.

Well... I posted an ad on Craigslist (Craigslist was fairly new at the time). I posted an ad asking if anyone had seen her bicycle and the story. I received DOZENS of replies from total strangers offering to buy my daughter a new bicycle.

That's when I knew that for every jerk out there, there are more than a dozen human beings that are beautiful and kind. They are there, but you can't see a flashlight without the dark.

[Dchrls78104]

Some are good, some are not. You can't always tell a good person from a bad one by looking at the face; a better way to know that would be the person's actions. The sad reality of today is that good people have it harder than bad people because what is bad is more popular than what is good.

[ChrisMaster69]

I tend to assume every one (me included) is an evil arsehole until proven otherwise.

the amount of evil and terror a supposedly good person can do is terrifying,

[Agape93]

Exactly. That’s why I don’t consider myself a good person, because I know damn well what I’m willing to do and what I’m capable of doing. But I do try my best to be a decent person

[ChrisMaster69]

@Agape93 same

[Shihab91]

Realistically there are always good and bad people. However in my opinion low quality people are more than the high quality one.

[Still-alive]

Most people believe they are good. Whether or not its true is up to others

[Luminair3]

Not really. I don't know if it's just how I see, but these days most people don't look like they're good.

[collie22]

we are all Gods children and we can all chose to be good and do things the right way. when we make a mistake and mess up have a change of heart and repent and God will forgive us

[Dayman343]

There are good people but through my life's experience I came to realise that most people are untrustworthy and selfish.

[EnglishEuropean]

Most people are indeed good, a large minority however have lost their moral compass due to poor/no parenting and/or unresolved childhood trauma.

[Marhaban-1]

I believe people are good buy are sabotaged either by money corruption or mental health and illness

[ThePolishKnight37]

Nature balances everything out, so i would say 50/50.

[IsoUser]

In general I believe that intentions were good. But his were
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[krin_m]

Yes, I believe people are inherent;y good (There exceptions of course).

[anylolone]

I believe they are in average, neutral.

[Agape93]

Not inherently.