This is a Response to Nicole's Question.

Nicole asked the question of whether humans would be able to differ between right and wrong if they did not have it laid out for them by society. My answer to this is yes. I believe that humans have a conscious built into them that tells them when something just isn't quite right. You know how sometimes you just get a feeling deep in your gut that makes your stomach turn? Like, when you skip a class or look at your Christmas presents under the tree before you are suppose to (both trivial tasks)? That is because deep down, you know what you are doing is wrong. I feel as if right and wrong are built right into us from the start. Knowing the difference between the two comes as naturally as breathing. However, it is the functioning of our surroundings that can sometimes distort our views on right and wrong. That is why society has come up with laws and regulations of what is to be considered right and wrong. With too much going on, humans can lose sight of right and wrong, can even confuse them.

What is it that tempts people to commit wrongs against one another?

This is a Response to Karla's Question.

Karla, you asked the question by which force are we dominated by. Free will, or fate? I believe that our lives are more so ruled by fate than the other factor. Fate, as defined by the Webster's Dictionary (or my pocket one), is an "inescapable future; destiny." I feel as if our lives have been planned out for us in some respect, not all though. And when I say this, I am not saying by a God or whatever. I feel as if it is nature's path laid out for each and everyone of us. It just is. I feel that free will is what helps us alter our fate when we fear it is going in the wrong direction. We humans like to think we have free will, but we are really influenced by so many things in life that nothing seems to come of free will. Nothing and no one has complete rule of the life they live out. So this is why I feel as if fate dominates our lives. I just don't agree that fate is "inescapable." I think we have an opportunity to rewrite our destinies, to change our directions.

Fate is supposedly "inescapable." Do you believe that we have a chance to change our destiny, our fate?