“It is a sin to believe in the evil of others, but it is rarely a mistake.”-HL MenckensFrom the moment they are born, human beings have a natural predisposition for evil. Although the term “evil” is difficult to define, there are different views on morality. The most commonly cited one, moral objectivism, holds that moral standards are universally transcendent and that certain acts are right or wrong regardless of human subjectivity. It is by this unspoken moral code that humanity's actions are judged. There is debate as to whether there is a fundamental human nature, as social and environmental influences are present from the moment someone is born. But if we can define human nature, it is undoubtedly, naturally evil. The English philosopher Thomas Hobbes, eminent in the 17th century, said of human nature: “during the time when men live without a common power to hold them all in subjection, they are in that condition which is called war; and such a war as is that of every man against every man." He believed that man had the right to defend his life and liberty against others, and that in his natural state he was born to do so. He used the term " Bellum omnium contra omnes”, literally translated, “The war of all against all”, to describe it We often like to believe that our race is naturally 'good': it is one of the things that separates us from the thousands of other species of human beings. living beings. Morality and ethics are the threads that hold civilization together when all else fails, and so we like to think that humanity's basic instinct is to help each other in trouble, to support each other in turbulent times. . But in today's selfish society, this is rarely the case. Due to historical events, different religious beliefs and empirical… middle of paper… gender no longer benefits us, our fundamental nature becomes clear. : We protect our interests above all else. Historical tragedies, religious doctrine, and scientific trials confirm the inherent evil roots that humanity collectively shares. The rules of society and the cultural norms that it has developed over time play an important role in providing the regulating hand that restrains evil. It provides an incentive for altruism, a reward for kindness, a reason for altruism. But when those same rules are removed, civilization will inevitably collapse, just as the facsimile of society on Golding's Island ultimately dissolved into chaos. But where humanity struggles, we also find hope, and society continues to function, despite humanity's inherently evil nature. We can only hope that we will be able to do the same when the world falls apart around us.