Do you believe you have a moral duty to stand up against evil? Do you
believe that evil is an injustice normally committed against the
unwilling and innocent? Do you believe that something is wrong with
the world, where things are headed and that something should be done
about it? Well so do I and I also believe that now is the time to
act and help end the evil that is affecting the world.

Do you feel sick to the idea that the world is getting more and more
evil with nothing around to stop it? Well I definitely do and I
believe that something should be done about it, even if it's just
small steps to help a wider change to end the suffering of millions.

If we could analyze evil and how it works, we'd understand the changes
that are happening to the world, we'd understand the motives behind
evil in general and where it thinks it's taking us. We'd understand
many things, about its illogical thinking, and its basic 'animal
instinct'. With this power we could make informed decisions and start
combating what is almost at our door step.

If we had the power to do something about evil in general, those with
good ambitions probably would. They would start something or end
something or change something.

The problem of evil has baffled philosophers and theologians for a
long time. There are different things to consider. Sometimes you
attack evil by confronting it with words and other times you simply
stay away from evil the way you would not have anything to do with
someone if they insulted a member of your family.

Some followers of Plato have considered the idea of a philosopher
saint, whereby the one with all the knowledge of what's good for
people would also have saintly qualities and would thus be known as a
philosopher saint. Occasionally you meet good idealist Catholic people
like this who seem on their way to sainthood.

What is evil, philosophically? Before you can stand up against it you
might want to identify what it is. You could talk about specific
types of evil like murder or heroin use, but I mean what is just the
very nature of evil itself? Do all types of evil have something in
common?

Is there a way to demonstrate or talk about evil without actually
talking about evil? Or is that what makes evil so evil? Anne Frank
was opposed to Hitler but she often spoke about him with her parents.
If he's evil, why did she talk about him? I've noticed some people
don't like to talk about the Devil because according to them, unlike
invoking a Saint, just talking about the Devil causes evil and not
good. Could it be so also with evil humans like Bill Clinton?

Maybe evil is just refusal to do God's will.

What is your philosophical definition of evil?

C3

On Apr 12, 12:16�am, bbo.d...@gmail.com wrote:

On Apr 12, 9:29 pm, C3 aol.com> wrote:

So you don't think evil has an agenda? The devil probarly does
have an agenda and would be the epitamy of evil, and its his power
we should be combating. But you're probaly right if evil isn't some
form of self contained power it's more an ideal that people are
trying to subscribe to.

DanB

On Apr 12, 7:50�pm, bbo.d...@gmail.com wrote:

"C3" aol.com> wrote in message
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On Apr 12, 7:50?pm, bbo.d...@gmail.com wrote:

"Evil is a broad term used to indicate a negative moral or ethical
judgment, often used to describe intentional acts that are cruel,
unjust, or selfish. Evil is usually contrasted with good, which
describes intentional acts that are kind, just, or unselfish.

In many cultures, evil is used to describe acts or thoughts which are
contrary to some particular religion. In some religions, evil is an
active force, often personified as an entity such as Satan or
Ahriman."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil

"Some sociologists, psychologists, psychiatrists and neuroscientists
have attempted to construct scientific explanations for the
development of specific characteristics of an "antisocial" personality
type...

Personally I think we are all obviously to some degree "psychopathic"
otherwise why would we be sitting at home typing away while thousands
upon thousands of people are starving to death at this very moment?

HTH.