But when it comes down to the reality of the question as to whether man is good, evil or both by nature, we must heed the message contained in the New Testament which equates traits like "ungodliness," "lawlessness" and especially "evil" as being based upon "moral and spiritual depravity which links sin with Satan" (Peterson, 2004, p. 287). In this respect, man is both good and evil but has the power to practice either one at his discretion, due to being a free-thinking individual.

As Michael D. Peterson reminds us, good and evil "is part of man's inner composition as a member of the natural world" and although some equate good and evil with religious beliefs and principles, "they are indisputably a duality which exists in the minds of men; a duality which cannot be separated nor done away with" (2004, p. 297). Therefore, it could be said that...

Hyde, the doppleganger of all that is intentionally evil.
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Peterson, Michael D. (2004). "The foundations of human good and evil."

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