Are people truly evil in nature

Many people believe that all people are good at heart, That people are born with good intentions, Just stray off the prim-rose path. Contrary to that, I believe in the Bible"s view that people are evil at heart, ""for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth" (Genesis 8:21, King James Version). Although many people reject this idea, That humans are literally "born evil, " the fact is, No one must teach a child to be disobedient, Or lie, Or steal, Or do bad things, It just comes naturally, It is the child"s nature. This nature continues in the child from birth to death. Why? Well, The Bible explains that to, ""the wicked will continue to be wicked" (Daniel, 12:10, KJV), For "There is none righteous, No, Not one" (Romans 3:10, KJV). These may be shocking statements to some people. They may ask, "So, You are saying that an innocent little baby --is evil? " The answer is, Not at all. I am not saying that babies are born evil, Not in the way we think about "evil, " but I am saying that babies are born with a nature that must be taught to be good. Therefore, It can be interpreted that the natural inclination within humans is to do bad, Since they are more inclined to do bad than good and must be taught to do good. Putting opinions aside, Even without discussing babies being or not being born with an evil nature, There is still a problem within children, A problem that persists from birth to death. In children, This problem could arise from various reasons, The baby"s natural nature, The effects of the parent"s habits, The big, Bad world, Or what we call "free will;" the equivalent definition of the phrase, Train children up properly and they will be good (Proverbs 22:6, KJV). Babies and children are born with a nature that has a proclivity towards what we call "bad" things. Even if children are not necessarily held up to the Bible"s standard, They still do and can do things that are against society"s moral code, Law, And many times, The parent"s wishes. However, Children are not fully developed enough to know what the consequences of wrongdoing are, They must be taught what is right or wrong. Therefore, They cannot be used as a prime example of the human race. No, We must use the adults as our example. Adults are old enough to know what they are doing and the results of what they do, Therefore there is no excuse for their actions. Adults are "supposed" to know right from wrong, Yet, In most cases, They still choose to do wrong. Although, Let us say for sake of argument that human (babies) are born with a proclivity towards wrongdoing, For adults, They choose to do wrong things therefore the thought of innocence for adults is completely removed from the equation. To me, This makes humanity (responsible adults) look even worse than just engaging in plain wrongdoing, This presents a hint of evil, Well beyond our level of comprehension. The little bit of arrogance that humans have that makes them think they are above and better than everyone and everything else, Might be the shortfall of humans. This is the equivalent definition of the phrase, People make themselves stupid by doing evil, And make themselves appear to only have enough sense to do evil (Jeremiah 4:22, KJV).