[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Does evil exist? (Page 1 of 5)
Posted: 1/14/2015 3:32:56 PM EDT
| I say it does not. Discuss. |
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Not as an entity. Evil is an action and a mindset; therefore it is perpetrated by people. O.P. used a poorly worded question. It should have read: Is evil just a word to describe people who do very bad things, or are their evil forces in the world driving them to commit evil acts? |
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For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things. If not so, my firstborn in the wilderness, righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad.
Wherefore, all things must needs be a compound in one; wherefore, if it should be one body it must needs remain as dead, having no life neither death, nor corruption nor incorruption, happiness nor misery, neither sense nor insensibility. |
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I say it does not. Discuss. Explain this then 
Link to said Evil |
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Whenever I see him I think of the saying. "It's one of the Devils greatest feats. Make people think he doesn't exist." |
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It absolutely does exist, and sometimes you can see it, as in the picture of the Sandy Hook killer.
However, it is usually more benign. You see it almost every day here, when someone makes a comment like "They should execute all Drunk Drivers" or similar. A good working definition would be "Lack of human empathy" A significant percentage of members here pride themselves on it. |
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Not that stupid, considering 5 people voted no.  Quoted:
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Well that's a stupid question. Explain your reasoning. Not that stupid, considering 5 people voted no. I'd counter that a substantial percentage of GD's common respondents are demonstrably stupid. I love it here, but let's face it. We deal with some 'tards. |
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I say it does not. Discuss. I say it's subjective, so if the observer perceives it as evil it is. Example Perspective Gazelle: Lions are fucking evil Example Perspective Lion, Hyena, vulture, human, fly, etc. Lions are pretty fucking awesome, albeit not to be fucked with. |
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I've met Evil. I've had a cup of coffee with Evil while it explained to my why it murdered an infant. I've chained up Evil and taken it to prison for all sorts of reprehensible acts. I've seen Evil in places you wouldn't expect. Evil is real. And it's father is the Devil himself, Satan. |
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I'd counter that a substantial percentage of GD's common respondents are demonstrably stupid. I love it here, but let's face it. We deal with some 'tards. Quoted:
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Well that's a stupid question. Explain your reasoning. Not that stupid, considering 5 people voted no. I'd counter that a substantial percentage of GD's common respondents are demonstrably stupid. I love it here, but let's face it. We deal with some 'tards.  We even have a thread dedicated to the self-identified. ARFcom's Demonstrably Stupid Members
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Yes I have looked into the eyes of a person that was pure evil. If you ever meet a psychopath (not sociopath) but someone who has made the jump from socio to psychopath you are in for an experience you will never forget.
Some sick MF's in this world and to me these people are nothing more than walking waste. |
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Is there some force in the universe that compels men to do wicked things?
I don't know, but I know that men do wicked things. In fact, I believe every man at some point has done something evil, but of course the severity of what they've done differs from man to man. |
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Is there some force in the universe that compels men to do wicked things? NO I don't know, but I know that men do wicked things. In fact, I believe every man at some point has done something evil, but of course the severity of what they've done differs from man to man. The capability of compassion, evil, charity, love, hate is in us all. Some exist without the capability of being able to show empathy for others or feel the same feelings as the majority they are not necessarily evil but given the right conditions and circumstances they can become a normal part of society or Ted Bundy for example. |
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It absolutely does exist, and sometimes you can see it, as in the picture of the Sandy Hook killer. However, it is usually more benign. You see it almost every day here, when someone makes a comment like "They should execute all Drunk Drivers" or similar. A good working definition would be "Lack of human empathy" A significant percentage of members here pride themselves on it. |
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I'd counter that a substantial percentage of GD's common respondents are demonstrably stupid. I love it here, but let's face it. We deal with some 'tards. Quoted:
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Well that's a stupid question. Explain your reasoning. Not that stupid, considering 5 people voted no. I'd counter that a substantial percentage of GD's common respondents are demonstrably stupid. I love it here, but let's face it. We deal with some 'tards. Say that again, but so that a 6 year old could understand.... 
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Exactly  That whole mess has had my head fucking cross-threaded , all day. |
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That whole mess has had my head fucking cross-threaded , all day. Quoted:
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That whole mess has had my head fucking cross-threaded , all day. You have obviously never seen what pure evil can do. This guy is just a giant asshole douche. |
