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Lomed Mkol Adam-
Why does a person love his friend or spouse; isn’t that love genuine?
Love has two meanings. Both are verbs, but one is a state of being and one is an action. If you are familiar with dikduk terminology the first would be a ???? ???? and the second a ???? ????. The first is an emotion, the second, while it may be caused by the first, is not.
So, to reiterate my position, as I understand it I see no reason to think people are born with any inherent good intentions or bad ones either for that matter.
*If anyone has just judged me as being chauvinistic you obviously have not read my entire post, in context.