Beliefs, morals and values are separate entities, but they are also intertwined into one element, because when you hold certain morals, then that will affect your beliefs about things that you value. We all hold certain beliefs, which are things that we consider to be true or something that we place value on. We tend to place a high value on our families, because they are an important part of our lives, or that we consider honesty to be an important trait in others as well as in ourselves. Then there are those who do not place a high value on such things as honesty or family. These things can be attributed to certain guidelines or morals that have been put into place from birth by our surroundings. For instance family plays an important role in planting beliefs and morals, and then outside factors like school, friends, religion and even television have to be considered as factors in our morals and beliefs too. Yet another factor to consider is that some people are simply born bad. This can be credited to family history, or possibly some traumatic event, such as an injury, or drug use that can occur during the pregnancy. Then on the other hand there may be no family history, or a traumatic event that has caused the problem it can simply be that it is the fate of this person to be evil. According to Newton, (2001), many psychologists have been able to recognize certain behaviors in children that may lead to violent behavior in adulthood, but at the same time he made it clear that generalizations are hazardous. This leads to the age old question, are people ruled by nature or are they ruled by nurture? This is a debate that will no doubt continue until the end of time. This also applies to mankind being inherently good or evil, because circumstances surrounding us from birth factor into the goodness or wickedness of an individual.
It seems as though for the most part people are products of their environment, this includes how they arrive at their core...