What happens when you put good people in an evil place? Does humanity win over evil or does evil triumph?

[bubblegunnn]

I just watched the Stanford prison experiment and wondering are they really lost their sense of humanity?

Humanity

Evil

[Kaneki05]

All lifeforms adapt to their situations. So the answer is obvious. Evil is a man made concept so when basic nature comes into it overrides it.
Though there is no such thing as all humans becoming all evil as you would say because we've adapted pretty long to work together even prisoners still work together even if on what you would call evil acts.

But a sign of working together is a proof a social status quota that would lead to us having rules in someway aka morals.
Because then this when the argument of morals is just our understanding of social norms we create to co-exist. Which many lifeforms have.

But anyway your answer is flawed it's not about humanity in the first place. To think like that would be misunderstanding we are all just creatures, and putting some sorta symbolism that humans are some how mythically unique we are not.

[BarryLiverstone]

Evil never wins. Want an example? Look up Elie Wiesel.

[bubblegunnn]

I believe that good will win over evil

[letuswaltzforthedead]

That's one of the things I love reading on, that type of situation. I would say evil wins most of the time but humanity is needed to survive.

I don't think anyone is good or evil, both things just sort of comes packaged with being human. I've heard of many stories of the worst criminals still having a heart, even if it's just reserved for their children. At the same time, I've heard many stories of people imprisoned in work camps where, although the state of affairs were horrid, maintained still the fortitude to do good, to be good to others. Sometimes people even became religious through their suffering.

That's on an individual level, I think eventually things do get better. Civilization has literally resetted itself in the past and survived. history is filled with beautiful stories, not only the bad.

[bubblegunnn]

Correct! Idc how evil they are to people but i always believe there's a good inside them too, though its only as dot size

[letuswaltzforthedead]

True, even the kindest people won't be kind to every single person but if you're so kind, people won't notice, they'll just think you're kind to everyone. people get shocked when it's a morally repulsive person being kind for once, even if it's minor.

[bubblegunnn]

Ikrrr thats what happened nowadays, sadly

[FreyaRed]

Pragmatism, opportunism and ethnocentrism wins most of time. Majority of people see those things negatively, however it's a matter of perception.

[NerdInDenial]

It takes very special people to overcome environmental and societal pressures. If one person during the experiment said stop, it would have changed the outcome. For example, They redid the Milgram shock experiment with one person objecting to the shock and that stopped most people from continuing.

[bubblegunnn]

Yes that happened in the experiment tho

[ArtemisSilver]

Evil is a part of humanity, and supposedly "good" people are just a few meals away from doing all kinds of depraved shit should the need arise.

People of considered morale who doesn't follow the push of circumstance are exceedingly rare and usually suffer for it.

[MCheetah]

Unlike fiction, in reality, evil usually triumphs over good. Assuming you believe in "good and evil" to begin with,

[bubblegunnn]

But do u believe good will win over evil?

[MCheetah]

I believe "good" is nothing more than altruism and selflessness, and "evil" is nothing more than destructive selfishness, which is why I don't believe such concepts as "good and evil" are real or as complicated as people make them out to be. Without getting too Blackpilled, I believe most human beings are inherently selfish, or "evil," by nature, and just taking a look at society all around us, confirms that for me.

So in other words, no. I believe most people are "baseline evil" (selfish).

[AngryCarl]

Well good and evil are seldom absolutes. They are mostly viewed through the prism of society. Would you put people in jail for being gay? Of course not. But 50 years ago that was the norm.

Equally would you force people to go to food banks just to live? Again no, but that is the reality in Britain today.

[jshm2]

You mean "good" not "humanity"

Evil turns in upon itself, good always prevails.

[ElvenMr]

If someone becomes evil that easily were they really good? Some say people are only behaving good because there are rules. There is some truth to that in my opinion.

I think good triumphs over evil. Evil can only win if good people let them.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Either they’ll Lifty Ante Veil as truly not good or the good in them is strengthened higher

Ashyea

Rume

Ahyea

[Andres77]

depends on the level of accountability.

[bubblegunnn]

What if they have huge power?

[Andres77]

who has power? the members of the experiment?

[Andres77]

i only saw the trailer. the guards were told not to assault the prisoners and that they would be watched. when it sorta happened by accident and no one stepped in to correct it the guards went wild. human nature says, if i think i can get away with it... i'm gonna do it. the observers conducting the experiment should have stopped it IMMEDIATELY. only people with character and integrity will stop themselves. otherwise humans tend to go as far as they want.
that's my life experience and it's been consistent my whole life.

[bubblegunnn]

Yes guards.. and see the power over prisoners? They were not ignore their chance..

[Makeushiver]

Takee evil and the points

[Chazmatazz269]

There’s no such thing as “evil”.

[Anonymous]

Evil wins

[bubblegunnn]

Any reason why?

[Opinion Owner]

Negative energy generally overpowers

[bubblegunnn]

Yea it depends people how they control their powers in a good or bad way

[bubblegunnn]

On people*

[Opinion Owner]

In general negativity has more power

[CuriousMufuxka]

C. Knowledge.

[Anonymous]

lets try it