But who would do this? I firmly believe that human nature is evil.

可是谁又会去做呢？我深信人性本恶。

youdao

But the point is that that goes back to Luther's belief that human nature is inherently evil.

我想说的是这又回到了路德的，观点，人类本质是邪恶的。

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That is why they say that if a snake has seen no human for forty years it becomes a dragon, since it has seen no one who could stop the growth of its own evil nature.

这就是为什么人们说，如果一条蛇已经四十年没有见到人，它就会变成一条龙，因为它已经明白没有一个人能阻止自己邪恶天性的增长。

youdao

What that means ultimately is that evil lacks inevitability, Depending on your theory of human nature, I suppose, And it also means that Evil lies within the realm of human responsibility and control.

它最终要表达的是邪恶并非不可避免的，它是依你的人性论而定，我想，它还说明,邪恶就是人类的责任与控制力领域。

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Perhaps, but watching closely my more spontaneous reactions and half-conscious thoughts, I can't help thinking that I too have a share in the part of human nature that is inclining towards evil.

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