A very simple question.
To you what is evil? How does it manifest itself and do you think there is some kind of war between good and evil? If there is such a war are we merely pawns in it or do we have control over it?
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A very simple question.
To you what is evil? How does it manifest itself and do you think there is some kind of war between good and evil? If there is such a war are we merely pawns in it or do we have control over it?
Man, I'm going to enjoy reading this thread.
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What do you think it is?
My wife swears that true evil eminates from my back side:)
OK, I'll start.
(I don't count JMS' response as a legitimate response, though it might truly be evil!)
Skipping any religious aspects, I'll say that evil is the willingness to do whatever you want for your own personal benefit with the full knowledge that what you do will cause harm to others. Evil is not caring at all about the extent of that harm.
Here goes. I myself believe in the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Anything that does not comply with this simple rule is evil, of course there may seem to be more socially acceptable levels of evil, but it is evil just the same.
Pretty much what Ron said, only better!
Malice is evil. Deliberate intent to cause harm to another's mind, body or property without reasonable justification. Revenge is not evil, it is human instinct for some provided that a reasonable person would act this way in the particular circumstance in question. Anything above and beyond is evil I would say.
Some religions believe alcohol and other substances induce evil.
I believe that religion is the greatest evil on the planet. And I'm not even an atheist. Am I evil...yes I am.