RE: Psychology Addict # 50 | Why Good People Do Evil Things?
Great Article!
I remember one time someone told me that there is always a BAD side inside of us - that is in a nutshell. Even if you are very religious, that believes in God (sorry Im a monotheistic person), there is still that evil within you.
But in my personal view about this, and my mindset to balance myself to be EVIL while doing GOOD. Is just to think EVIL, but by not doing it. An act/executing an Evil doing is really EVIL.
I think what makes us Good today, in this Era is because we know the consequences by doing it (unlike the past millenias, we were beasts, dominating nations and animals) - I dont know if this is already in the topic , you know it is very hard to comprehend this long Article D: . Anyways by what purpose is it for doing Evil right? There must be cause on why, and also the desire you want to accomplish.
I am recalling when my Mom told me about a Bad company corrupts a good character. - Makes sense but its not in the topic, it just made me recall this phrase.
Hey there @chuuuckie 😊
Thank you so much for taking the time to discuss this topic here with us, and present your views about it. I was particularly interested in your approach towards finding a balance between the 'evil' and 'good' aspects of our nature:
I do agree that putting in practice evil thoughts is much, much worse than just having them! But, as I see it, it is also important to keep those kind of thoughts in check. For the sake of our mental health and our immediate social environment (e.g. family, co-workers, neighbours)! For, our thoughts deeply influence the way we perceive and behave towards others and the world :)
I also like the way you highlighted the effect the consequences of evil actions have on stopping people from doing bad things. This very much the case in many, many scenarios. But, as for your question:
Remember the discussion here focus on how good, ordinary people just find themselves carrying out monstrous actions without a premeditated purpose. And, although you seem to think this is not in the topic, your mum is correct :) Milgram himself said, as I pointed out in the text:
it is not so much who a person is that will determine their actions, but rather where they are and who they are with.
I understand this is a complex topic and that this is a long article 😅 which makes me even more appreciative of you taking the time to read and provide feed back on it! I will keep your observation in mind while writing my next post 😉
Thank you @chuuuckie