How do you see/prove otherwise?
I think that if the Torah says not to have pity, it is telling us that the feeling of pity is bad in this situation. Which leads me to believe that the goodness of this feeling is not absolute/inherent. Same with love. I think this is “pashut pshat.”
Hashem is Kaviyochol defined with “Midas Harachamim”…
The Rambam says it the way I said it. (Guide 1:58)
So, I guess according to you evil/cruel feelings within us are in fact “not bad” either only “neutral” and depending on circumstances? So there is no essence of “tov” or “rah” within us at all?
Exactly. You start off with with a blank slate and have the capacity to define yourself through your actions as either good or bad.
I don’t believe I must provide proof for my way of thinking. Any philosophical/theological inquiry should start with nothing, or at least only with the indisputable dogmas. Saying that man is born with a blank slate is assuming less then saying that God endowed him with some kind of prophecy; that his emotions are inherently good. You are the only one saying a chiddush here.