Are most people good or bad?

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   rotlposted 13 years ago

   I think I'm 50/50 on this one. I'm told I'm a bit cynical, so I thought I would ask our esteemed forum members their personal views.
   
   Are most people good, bad, neither?
   
   So this thread does not devolve into a religious debate, please stick to this simple format:
   Good - %
   Bad - %
   Neither - %
   
   Mine:
   Good - 50%
   Bad - 50%
   
   And please don't ask what's "good" and what's "bad." Whatever each means to you.

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      Mishaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Most people are neither good nor bad, even if you assume those concepts are true. Most people will be good or bad to you depending on your attitude towards them. In other words, expect people to be good and act accordingly, and even those that are normally bad to others will be good to you.

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      Brenda Durhamposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Mostly bad.
      Which is why we all need a set of rules to go by.  God gave 'em to us.
      
      Sorry, I didn't feel like going by your % (percentage) rules.  My bad.

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      OpinionDuckposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Your restiction makes this question meaningless to answer.
      
      bye

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   Wayne K. WIlkinsposted 13 years ago

   I would say that most people are bad. Most people that I meet are generally bad, but that is not exactly a bad thing. It allows the good people to stand out. I'd say about 75% bad, 25% good.
   
   Wayne

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      rotlposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Wow... I thought I was cynical! 
      
      I agree, the bad ones make you appreciate the good ones even more.

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   prettydarkhorseposted 13 years ago

   Most people are basically good, just don't argue with them about their political stand, LOL.

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   Uninvited Writerposted 13 years ago

   I think most people are good and try to do the right thing. Probably 80% or more.

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   CMHypnoposted 13 years ago

   I think that we all have the potential to be either good or bad, and can be either depending on circumstances, mood etc, but I would say that around 85% of people are good more often than bad.

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   j.amieposted 13 years ago

   Good - 60%
   Bad - 40%
   
   
   

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   SomewayOuttaHereposted 13 years ago

   ...i figure....99.99% of people assume they are good; .01% know they are downright evil.....

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   rotlposted 13 years ago

   Interesting... so far it seems more of us think people are mostly good. Maybe I'm wrong! 

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   lovetherainposted 13 years ago

   I think MOST people are more on the good side than bad, although we all have some bad in us, to some degree

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    b. Malinposted 13 years ago

    I'd like to think that the good out number the bad...but it's probably not realistic.  It's a different society and world today, and one has to be careful.

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       Glenn Raymondposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       We all have both good and bad within us.  We just have to hope most people use their goodness and not their bad.  I think to help those traits develop, parents and peers need to constantly teach about integrity, values, morals, honor, and the common sense to apply such things.  This is a great question.  Thank you for asking.

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    saleheensblogposted 13 years ago

    89% good
    10.9% bad
    0.1% beast

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    Sue Adamsposted 13 years ago

    good

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       Cagsilposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Hey Sue! Long time no see!
       
       
       
       
       @OP 90% good 9% bad - 1% extremely bad

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          saleheensblogposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          we think alike

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          timorousposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Sounds about right.

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          sofsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Hey you guys accounted all... the question was 'most people'  not all people!!
            Hi Cags, Shuvo, and Tim!!

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    ediggityposted 13 years ago

    Good, but unfortunately you spend %90 of your time on the %10 that are trouble makers.

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    Denise Handlonposted 13 years ago

    good

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    sofsposted 13 years ago

    Most people are not just good they are great!!

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       saleheensblogposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       

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          sofsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          that goes for you too!!

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    lex123posted 13 years ago

    In my experience most people are good, some are excellent, and only a few percentage is really bad.

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    Bail Up !posted 13 years ago

    I believe most people are good. Its just that the bad deeds of people make the news more frequent and quicker than the good ones. It warps our outlook.

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    habeeposted 13 years ago

    Some of my friends say that I'm naive because I believe in the overwhelming innate goodness of mankind. I do believe that most people are good, and if you look hard enough, you can usually find that goodness. Of course, you have to look a little harder with some folks! lol

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    vicki simmsposted 13 years ago

    A year ago I would have said......
    70% Good
    25% Bad
    5% Evil
    BUT now my opinion has changed to.......
    50% Good
    45% Bad
    5% Evil
    
    But to be quite honest, I haven't got a clue

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    rotlposted 13 years ago

    Hmm... seems like people are at one end or the other... but more of us think most people are good. Not a lot of 50/50's like me.
    
    It's good to see that a lot of people have faith in mankind, but 90% good? I wanna live where you live!

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       saleheensblogposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       we live in this blue world.

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