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In reply to the discussion: Does evil exist and, if so, are some people just plain evil? [View all]Ghost in the Machine
(14,912 posts)39. In response to your title... Yes, and Yes.... N/T
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Personally, I think Bush was an argument for the "Banality Of Evil". Himself not evil as Per se.
Katashi_itto
May 2014
#2
Evil is the act of attempting to remove something, esp. another person from existence
McCamy Taylor
May 2014
#3
Nope. Those criminals put themselves above others and thus felt justified. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2014
#14
Your blind faith in the face of evidence to the contrary is depressing.
Donald Ian Rankin
May 2014
#15
The insane have no moral compass. So, they are not evil. They are chaotic.
McCamy Taylor
May 2014
#43
You make a good point. Good versus evil often is just evil (if evil concept is useful)
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2014
#17
That is predicated on the assumption that the existence of a thing was first Good.
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2014
#28
I don't think evil is a tangible force per se, but I think a person would have to be naive to...
Shandris
May 2014
#9
Evil is the willingness to make others suffer for one's own wants (and needs in some cases). The
MillennialDem
May 2014
#10
Wonderful reading, although Bush may simply not have the mental capacity to realize "Chance The
Katashi_itto
May 2014
#33
The exact definition of evil is not as important as being aware of how we use the word.
cheyanne
May 2014
#34
Evil may be relative to individual beliefs and social constructs, and, who knows? Maybe even
Zorra
May 2014
#35
Or is the sick society a result of a few GWBush's and Kochs that sell the system?
adirondacker
May 2014
#45