Natural Tendency to do Good. Being around different people can make a human behave or act in ways that they normally would not. This is true in many possible ways and experiences that people go through.

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Chase Fuller

Susan Priest

Philosophy 210

March 9, 2012

Natural Tendency To Do Good

Being around different people can make a human behave or act in ways that they normally would not. This is true in many possible ways and experiences that people go through. Mencius said, "Persons may be brought to do evil, and that is because the same is done to their nature." This shows that being in a circumstance of force can make the natural tendency to do good be flawed through whatever it is that is shadowing the mind to make clear judgment. "The tendency of human nature to do good is like that of water to flow downward." I believe human nature is to do good based upon the right surroundings because things that go on in an exosphere can make one think that certain choices are acceptable in society. What shows how human nature is to do good is how a human has a want to help out another human when they are in a time of need or desperation. Such as to donate food to a homeless shelter, or to give someone who is down