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Originally posted by Watcher-In-The-Shadows
reply to post by blujay
Would I be considered "asleep" if I believe evil is a little more than a human construct?
Originally posted by grover
reply to post by phiktion
The odd thing about evil is that usually it is really quite bland and boring...it is rarely a ring welding Sauron.
Look at the most evil men...Hitler was a teetotaling vegetarian with a bad stomach...the most evil dictators have been very limited in vision and goals...mostly greedy and petty...
corporations are souless and only out to make a buck so they really can't be called evil but people will do things for a job that they would never do as individuals...
hell even Judas sold Jesus for 30 pieces of silver....he didn't even hold out for gold.
In my opinion evil is little more than applied ignorance.
Originally posted by caballero
Everything that has happened could not have happened any other way, it is neither evil or good.
Evil, on the other hand, is a word used to describe acts where people take the energy of another for their own benefit without the permission or compliance of the individual. That is a selfish act, an act of taking.
Originally posted by logican
There's nothing that you can't at least make an attempt at understanding with psychology so why bother adding a spiritual level to it?
Originally posted by Watcher-In-The-Shadows
Would I be considered "asleep" if I believe evil is a little more than a human construct?
Originally posted by sirnex
reply to post by ImplausibleDeniability
Evil, on the other hand, is a word used to describe acts where people take the energy of another for their own benefit without the permission or compliance of the individual. That is a selfish act, an act of taking.
Then we are all evil. I don't know about you, but I personally need the death of something in order for myself to keep living. Call it selfish if you want, but I am willing to bet you would take the life of something in order to enhance your chances of survival.