Reply #25: Well thats the problem isn't it

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How did pure evil convince enough people to do such horrible things. Keep in mind they didn't fly banners proclaiming they supported evil. In fact what they did was in the name of good. It really just takes being able to redefine good in some way that brings about some really nasty behaviour.

Look through history. Whenever you see atrocities you will see the actions of people doing what they thought was good. The cultural revolution in China. The slaughter of Muslems during the crusades. The burning of witches. All were actions thought to be righteous and good. All the results of people claiming to have a definitive definition of morality from a source they defined.