“Some people are born evil”
Agree
- Serial killers show no empathy
- Brain differences are documented
- Nature matters as much as nurture
- Some cruelty can't be explained by trauma
Disagree
- Environment shapes everyone
- Evil is learned behavior
- Brain can change with intervention
- Labels remove hope for redemption
- Dangerous deterministic thinking
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