Do you think people are generally good or bad?

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Originally Posted by Angela

Presenting dichotomies, like good vs. bad, is a classic and very effective way to manipulate and control people.

"Dichotomies are useful for education, communication, and simplification. Unfortunately, simplicity is useful but untrue -- whereas complexity is true, but useless."

[ChrisGinsburg]

This question can easily turn into a riddle that has no real answer. The fact is that there is a definite duality to human nature. Being unable to have a clear purpose for simply being alive causes people to search for their own reason. Some people find their reason to live through acts of vengeance, hatred and fear. Others through love, kindness and belief in a higher power. The intense complexity of the human mind is such that people can appear to believe in both manners on different days, hours and even minute to minute. Everyone with possibly the exception of complete sociopaths have the capability for doing good. Unfortunately we are indoctrinated with negativity through so many outlets on a daily basis that becoming hardened and jaded is almost inevitable.

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Originally Posted by Alan1986

I think if we believe that people are generally good, it raises our vibration.

But, at times, we get affected by some people, and start to think that they are just evil. Then, it lowers your vibration. Especially, when you have been betrayed / abandoned before, you doubt whether you should trust those people again.

Is it worth it to put your trust in people, which sometimes makes you feel dumb, just to raise your vibration?

Any enlightened souls here?

I believe people are good, but sometimes things happen to some of us, and we feel the world is hurting us, and no one is going to help. Sometimes they're right. This knowledge can and does do terrible things to us, and we are the last to know how we are being changed.