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Post by Jacob on Dec 16, 2009 16:47:55 GMT -5
Discuss.
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Post by clareabel on Dec 16, 2009 17:17:17 GMT -5
Is man evil?
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Post by radar on Dec 16, 2009 17:25:12 GMT -5
What is evil? WHAT IS MAN??! jk
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Post by Jacob on Dec 16, 2009 17:26:35 GMT -5
If man isn't evil, why is he not?
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Post by lastfirstborn on Dec 16, 2009 18:35:30 GMT -5
Man is evil because he sits on Marilyn Manson's lap and headbangs to Santa Claus.
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Post by Jacob on Dec 16, 2009 18:37:12 GMT -5
I don't like you.
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Post by lastfirstborn on Dec 16, 2009 18:40:03 GMT -5
Man isn't innately evil in my heathen agnostic opinion.
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Post by Jacob on Dec 16, 2009 18:42:54 GMT -5
I still don't like you.
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Post by Jeremy on Dec 16, 2009 20:45:17 GMT -5
Am I Evil? I am man.
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Post by Ferd Berfel on Dec 17, 2009 0:12:59 GMT -5
First, we must define "Evil".
So, as a precedent, let's establish the concept of Evil as "The use of power to cause harm to another being". If we agree on this as an acceptable definition of Evil, we must consider then why man (which, I assume, is a phrase referring to all of humanity) has the desire to use the power that we possess to cause harm.
Thinking on the history of man as a being, we can see plainly that man does indeed possess and utilize their ability to do harm. It is in the examination of these past Evils that we can see what appears to be a trend; if you will, a reason why man commits Evil.
Consider the examples of evil dictators, such as Hitler (indeed, while such an archetype of evil is grossly overused and clichéd, it suits my metaphor perfectly). Hitler's objective was the eradication of a race. In the eradication of this race, he sought to bring purity and glory to the Germans, as well as power. We can observe in Hitler's example a prime reason why man seeks to do Evil: Evil is powerful. Powerful acts beget more power, giving man the capacity to do more things, whether they be Evil or Good.
Consider Genghis Khan, a powerful man in many respects. He had power; he controlled the entirety of his nation. He saw the choices that he could have made, and decided that he would take the actions that would gain him even more power. Evil acts are an exercise in power. This power begets more power, giving man the capability to do more Evil and thusly gain more power.
Certainly we cannot ignore the idea that power cannot be gained through Good acts. Indeed, Good and Evil bring power each in their own way. Still, we must not deny that Evil acts bring more power more quickly than a Good act ever can.
Therefore, I propose that man commits Evil acts through the desire for more power. In seeing that Evil acts bring more power more quickly than Good acts, man is thusly more motivated to commit more Evil acts in the desire for power.
Thoughts, anyone?
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Post by Brent on Dec 17, 2009 0:18:23 GMT -5
chemical imbalances in the brain
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Post by conner on Dec 17, 2009 0:20:58 GMT -5
the love of money
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Post by Brent on Dec 17, 2009 0:27:08 GMT -5
that too
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Post by conner on Dec 17, 2009 0:27:53 GMT -5
and probably puberty too
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Post by conner on Dec 17, 2009 0:30:44 GMT -5
Sorry, I was expecting you to delete that post.
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