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What do I want to learn?

Are humans inherently evil? Are humans bound to stay evil for the rest of eternity without any hope of change? Will there ever be such thing as "a selfless act?" Why do we feel the need for power and lust and greed? Are we ready to accept our fate and succumb to evil? I need these questions to be answered. These questions define what humanity is; moreover, it defines what humanity will be. As it is right now, most humans believe there is the possibility for good. However, this contradicts my standpoint on the issue. I need to find answers in order to provide cold hard evidence to make my opinion into fact. I want to find people who have seen the worst of mankind and tell them "You can't blame them, they're only human." I want to find people who have seen the greatest examples of sacrifice and say "That was not sacrifice. There was an obvious ulterior motive behind it." I want to know if there is anyone who can disprove my opinion. If I'm lucky, I will find someone who can.

what I already know

Because my time on this Earth has been very short on a geological time scale, I have not discovered much. However I have, I do believe I have gathered key points which prove my topic to be true. Through a long string of realizations and psychoanalysis on myself and others, I have come to the conclusion that "there is no such thing as a selfless act;" however, before I go further, I must mention another key thought. In my opinion, the opposite of evil is not good. The opposite of evil is the act of self sacrifice. However, if there is no such thing as a selfless act, that means there is no such thing as self sacrifice which means that evil is the only way to be. For example, there is a child in the middle of the street about to get hit by a car. Your first thought maybe "I need to go get him out of the middle of the street!", but it's your reasoning that makes you act. Your subconscious reasoning is most likely along the lines of "I won't be able to live with myself if I don't help him," or "If I save him, people will think of me as a hero." No one truly does anything because it is the right thing to do.

Why my topic exists

"What is man?" This is possibly the greatest question humanity has to offer. There is no such thing as true advancement until you recognize what you are, what needs to be done, and how you can embrace what you are in order to get what you need accomplished. However, what if who you are is "evil" and what you need to do is "survive, satisfy your own wants, and destroy anything that gets in your way"? Do you embrace what you are and submit to your evil, or do you try to deny yourself and try to diminish the evil inside yourself?; furthermore,  do you believe there is a way to deny yourself? I believe we have to answer this question, for I believe humans are born evil. Humanity has demonstrated time and time again that it causes more harm to its environment and other living organisms around it than its provided help. Whether it be the holocaust, the Nanking massacre, or the people who just kill for the sake of killing, humans are inherently evil.