Just read something that gave me some insight.
"Interesting, but I don't believe that mankind's nature is that of good. I've know lots of people in my life (not "known" as "in had relationships with" but known as "been associated with long enough to have an idea of what they're about"), and the majority of them wouldn't bat an eye at the suffering of others, or feel guilty about any of the things that they did that many people would label as evil.
Maybe it's a matter of different life experiences or different perspectives, but though I believe in the inherent goodness of every person, I believe that every person's nature is more inclined toward evil, as pessimistic or cynical as that may sound."
Just read some more of Mere Christianity and what Lewis had to say made me think of this comment.
His thoughts on this were that evil is only twisted and perverted goodness. There is not evil simply for the sake of being evil, but evil done in the pursuit of something good. So really we would be constantly pursuing good things, but using evil means.
Just a few more thoughts.
Maybe it's a matter of different life experiences or different perspectives, but though I believe in the inherent goodness of every person, I believe that every person's nature is more inclined toward evil, as pessimistic or cynical as that may sound."
Just read some more of Mere Christianity and what Lewis had to say made me think of this comment.
His thoughts on this were that evil is only twisted and perverted goodness. There is not evil simply for the sake of being evil, but evil done in the pursuit of something good. So really we would be constantly pursuing good things, but using evil means.
Just a few more thoughts.