On a scale of 1 (good) to 10 (evil) how would you rank human nature? - TravelPUNK Backpacker College Student Budget Travel Message Boards!

**micdans** · 02-03-2007, 03:12 PM

So in one of my classes this semester, I'm supposed to ask people a random philosophical question every week. I was wondering if anyone would like to give their ideas.

On a scale of 1 (good) - 10 (evil) how would you rank human nature?

**TheJake** · 02-03-2007, 03:20 PM

if dirty was a number i'd pick it....

people are dirty low down scoundrels. I am convinced of that.

**BigE** · 02-03-2007, 04:39 PM

I would say people, in general, are "8." Hard to tell because I have not met every person. But from my own personal experience, I know people lie, steal, cheat, hate, etc, and everyone does a good job of it.

On the other hand, I am not a good indicator of the goodness of humanity because of my hearing disability. People behave differently when they are around people with disabilities. Some for the good and others for the bad. I would rather people be themselves, but maybe I am seeing people for what they truly are. Hard to say. Know thyself.

I am curious. What is the name of your course? I majored in Philosophy in college.

**ajb3000** · 02-03-2007, 05:23 PM

For the most part, I believe the majority of people in this world are actually good, kind hearted people; however there are a number of very evil people who give the rest of us a bad name. The problem is a person being good rarely makes the news, whereas people committing crime makes for popular reading material.

On the other hand though, if you're referring to peoples' honesty and integrity, then I believe there are very few people you can count on to be truly faithful and not stab you in the back at one point or another.

On a side note, I do believe backpackers are some of the nicest people I have ever met.

**marc873** · 02-03-2007, 06:05 PM

For the most part I think people generally try to be good people, but that probably only accounts for 50% of there day. In todays world, at least here in the U.S...... it seems to be a dog eat dog world. Do what you have to do and don't look back.

I will agree that travelers, true travelers are good people and should be an inspiration to all the self-centered one minded corporate types that seem to own this country. Rant Rant Rant......

I know I always try to be to everyone the way I would want them to be to me. But I also know that there are times in life when the game face has to go on, in order to make things happen. Thats life, or the life I see.

**mermaidnz** · 02-03-2007, 07:12 PM

id say theres more fucktards in this world then there are decent people.

4.5 honestly, but id like to believe its closer to 6 or 7.... theres so many beautiful minded people too, but with crime, greed, corruption etc... this is one topic i will sway negativly on

**simply_angelic** · 02-03-2007, 07:25 PM

^jess, I think you got the scale reversed...but we get the picture...

I think that we are about a 6. There is a lot of beauty in human kind and in people, but there are also a lot of bad things. Normally, I think that we're pretty much 50/50. But on the state of the planet, I think that we tend to be an incredibly selfish species~ caring mostly about ourselves and crap like money, not bothering to stop and think about all of the beauty we are destroying. It's our greed and selfishness that I think tips the scale a bit.

**joe7f** · 02-03-2007, 08:03 PM

4.

The problem is that the 9s and 10s of the world do more damage than 1s or 2s do good.

As a species, we are pretty caring

--Joey