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the good, the bad and the stupid

the good, the bad and the stupid

on human nature

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Jim Dalling
Jan 26, 2024
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The are having issues at The Book of Right Answers. They can’t agree on the human nature. There are some who believe that people are essentially good and that people are corrupted by or let down by society.

People are essentially good? HA! That’s a good one omniscient narrator.

Oh by the way, the author is struggling to spell ‘omniscient’. Do you have any other names we call you?

Certainly, I’m also known as the ‘voice of god’.

Humble are ye? ‘Voice of God’? Still too long. I’ma callin’ you ‘Vog’ instead.

No. I do protest.

Sure thing Vog!

The next view on human nature, I’m beginning to entertain myself. I’m talking about those who believe that humans are essentially bad and that we need lots of restraints to keep the dirty unwashed masses held back so they don’t give you terrible nicknames like ‘Vog’. Though I am not a fan of these people, this is the view commonly held by the Book of Right Answers Committee..

And they’re a bunch of wet farts pretending to be oysters.

What do you think Mr…

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