Humans are naturally inclined to being evil rather than good

Pro has abandoned all previous arguments and starts anew in the 4th round by offering anecdotal evidence concerning a new student arriving at school and the number of depressed people in the world. I will address some other matters before I challenge these two contentions. First, Pro has apologized for his comments concerning my profile as he made a mistake. Apology accepted. Second, Pro tells voters that I have only presented negative arguments. I am in the con position so, to a degree, I must. I am attempting to negate the resolution, not make a new one. This is not a burden of proof issue per se, but Pro must support his position; I need only to refute it. I have found no need to offer a positive argument in this debate as Pro presents new arguments after each round. Lastly, Pro is upset at my response in the last round. Pro carried this point out by commenting that I must have changed my profile before user Lexicaholic could vouch for me. This appeared prior to my response so it appeared that Pro carried out his idea accusing me of lying. I did not get his message concerning the misreading of my profile until later. My response was blunt and this is how I deal with false accusations. Good people do not have to be pushovers. Depression: Pro's new argument cites a large number of depressed individuals and shows that outside factors can cause depression. I agree. Pro lists a few and claims they are related to human activity. I agree with this point also, but outside of rape the events provide many non human influences and are morally neutral. Moving to a new city – causes stress which is directly related to depression. A new city can be strange and unfamiliar. Loved ones are left behind, and our comfort zones are far away. People can certainly get depressed, but not because the people in the new city are deceitful or selfish, but because the whole situation is new. People can be very nice and helpful, but a new city move can still cause depression despite others' attitudes. Starting a new job – People were very nice at my new job, and the new one I had before that, but I was still stressed as a comfort zone was gone. I adjusted, but depression can still occur. A new job is a lot like a new city. Loss of a loved one – Yes, but this can occur by accident or natural causes like a heart attack or a stroke. Deceitful, selfish humans need not be involved. Stress – see above. Stress can be caused by morally neutral events. The fact that stress causes depression is not support for deceitful humans as it occurs without them. Serious injury – can be caused by an accident and depression can ensue. Bad people are not necessary. Rape – No question here, but I agree we have bad people. I stated as much in my second round. One of the methods of dealing with rape is a strong support network which is not possible without selfless people. We have free services for rape victims and special laws to deal with this horrific crime. Victims have been treated badly, but we as a species have fought hard to protect these victims from the worst among us. We have some more work to do, but the fact we are fighting for this goal says a lot for us. The New Girl The problem with this story is that I have seen the opposite happen many times. The street goes both ways. I have seen and been the new guy at school and teenagers can be cruel. I was not always the hot, intelligent man that I am today. A new person breaks the status quo a bit and can lead to many emotions among the established members of a group. As stated by Pro, a new job (or new school) is stressful. In times of stress we have heightened emotions, but those around us are not stressed so much. They have a comfort zone so they tend to be complacent to the needs of a new person. I have done this before, but now, I catch myself empathizing with the new girl. Not saying hello to a person I have seen everyday for years is fine, but to a new person this may be viewed badly. I am not being evil, just complacent. I was that guy in school who talked to the new people because I understood. I speak daily to two friends who came to me when I was the new guy 25 and 18 years ago. As I stated earlier, sometimes we get caught up in our own lives and don't look around. Sometimes a jolt is needed. I recommend looking at starting basic training groups. Everyone is new, the stress level is high for everyone, but even in this state the group will mould together and lasting friendships are formed in days. Pro feels I only look at the surface of society and he is mistaken. I have worked with people at their worst. I have been there when they were sick. I presented the flag at the military funeral; I watched them, watch loved ones die. I have seen the man being sentenced to die for his crimes and his victims. I have dug deep, Sir. And in the end I am still convinced we are doing it the best way we know how and the good ones outweigh the bad.