“It is not who we are underneath, but what we do that defines us” (Nolan 2005). Our actions speak louder than our words. We can say that we are good on the inside, but unless we do good deeds, we are not truly good people. We believe that we are good in nature because: we tend to help others, we are peaceful when facing emotions like jealousy and hatred and free will is mistakenly labelled as evil. Some may say humans are more selfish, or that we are evil and would commit evil acts when facing jealousy, or that if free will was mistaken as evil should we have accepted Hitler’s ideals? Furthermore, most people agree that humans can tell the difference between good and evil. With this knowledge, our human nature is to be good. This is present when we help others because of our natural sympathetic reaction. Although Thomas Hobbes said that everyone is only out to protect their self-interest, people have argued that our interests are to be loved by others. (Ryerson 2003). We also tend to look towards peace instead of conflict when we feel negative emotions. However, some people may argue that not everyone acts this way. How can we be sure that someone will not commit evil deeds when enraged with anger or jealousy? We cannot, but what we do know is that society and the environment we live in affects who we are and forces us to act a certain way. Finally, we have the ability to believe what we want. Evil can simply be an illusion. But if evil is an illusion, can you truly look at Hitler’s actions and say he is not evil? Yes, he believed he was doing the right thing and saw everyone else as the enemy. In this essay we will argue why people are good by nature and counter-argue opinions that some people may have towards our initial arguments. As humans, we tend to be more sympathetic and caring. Like Mengzi said “Human beings have an innate sense of right and wrong, a natural sympathetic reaction to people in distress or pain, and