Aix Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Does "evil" exist? How is it defined, exactly? How about objective evil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Βyakuya Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 I think the more important question is: Are humans born to be naturally good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simping For Hina Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 I think the more important question is: Are humans born to be naturally good?Why is this a question? We're the only species with a proper sense of morality, so "good" is naturally defined by us and so is "evil", but that also means that we were born with such a basis and definition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aix Posted October 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 I think the more important question is: Are humans born to be naturally good?No, that's a completely different question and sort of assumes that the answer to OP is yes.Why is this a question? We're the only species with a proper sense of morality, so "good" is naturally defined by us and so is "evil", but that also means that we were born with such a basis and definition.Animals show morality as well, just not as developed perhaps. If that's what you mean by proper, then I'll have to disagree. Morality is based on feelings, which animals have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simping For Hina Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 No, that's a completely different question and sort of assumes that the answer to OP is yes.Animals show morality as well.They show morality. We define what morality is for society. Different manners, and abilities within interactions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchermitcher Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Ho boy, what a question. All I can do is ask more questions about it, sadly. Is evil defined by your actions? Or your thoughts? Is a priest who's done no wrong but has only hateful thoughts in his heart evil? Is a serial killer who's good in nature but couldn't resist killing people evil? Is someone who kills someone else to protect a loved one(or themselves) evil? Is someone who's beneficial to me but harmful to everyone else good or evil? What about the other way round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Βyakuya Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Ok, so let's do say that since human beings have the most complex morality and intelligence development, what is right and what is wrong can only be seen by how we define things. So what brings up these definitions and expectations? Is it more naturally favored to do "good" things? Would we even take in account how others feel? It's all something we can just keep asking if we looked down at sociological and psychological behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ P O L A R I S ~ Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Voila! If you have to ask if evil objectively exists, you're probably evil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourmaline Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Evil is whatever makes you cry most, especially if you put stock in morality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epicmemesbro Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Evil is a very opinionated word. What one finds evil another finds right. It depends on the culture... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonk Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Evil is the philosophy manifested by humans as an explanation for acts that are deemed immoral by the populace. That is what you would want to hear, but evil is the entire material world that we exist in. The good exists within the immaterial plain, but we are unable to reach it until we shed our evil ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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