State of Nature

Locke has come up with the idea of naturalism and does not believe that it is bad. It seems that he thinks that being in this natural state is where all of us as people should stay. This is why Locke thinks that we should be able to base our laws around this natural state. I think that what Locke is saying is that is natural state is where God intended us humans to be. Some people, however, could make the argument that this natural state is not good. Some people might say that our natural state is sinful because of Adam and Eve and the origin of sinfulness. It seems like Locke believes that there is an abundance of resources thanks to God. However, we cannot be greedy with all that God has given us and be sure to spread these resources. We need to leave enough for other people and take more than we need, if we are just going to waste those goods. Locke also believes that the world is valuable because it is what God gave us. God has given us all that we need and then some.