"The darkest souls are not those which choose to exist within the hell of the abyss, but those which choose to break free from the abyss and move silently amoung us."
-- Dr. Samuel Loomis
__________________ The Governments of the world are not run by offices or "the people". They're run by corporations. And those corporations are run by a program. And that program has control of everything. The media, the money, the technology. And some of the personages within that program, are not us, but extraterrestrial.
People are born into a society that is riddled with the public deeds of both good and evil. I believe that every little experience in a persons life alters the outcome of the future, no matter how small or insignificant. People are born innocent and clean and are neutral to their surroundings. However, they are a sponge and depending on what they are fated to be exposed to will determine the nature of their persona. Having said this, I also believe there is a balance in the world and for every good deed done, a negative one must happen. Without this balance we could not exist as a society. Human nature is to strive for the better, to gain control and to archive through suffering and perseverance. How would this be possible in a world of only good? Lastly I would like to ask the definition of an evil person. How many wrong doings puts a person into this category and how can we justify judging them. Only when we know their motives and life experiences can we know what they chose to be evil...
The definition of evil, as I have most commonly seen it exercised by pundants, politicians and the media, is when a person thinks, believes or acts contrary to the beliefs of the person making the assesment. Being an American I'll proceed from the typical views expressed by many Americans. Politicians and religious leaders make haste in using the term evil to describe many people who operate without considering how it will effect American interests. Many Americans call "the terrorists" evil because they "want to destroy America and our way of life". However, in justifying our own actions in response to their actions, we bomb a village and kill 130 innocent civilians. To the families of those people, America has just commited an act of evil. This leads many of them to become "terrorists" because they see our action as evil. To us, they are "terrorists" because they're evil and want to take our freedom, with little consideration of how our actions motivated them. Evil as it is used by most people is often the end result of an entire series of wrongs inflicted on both sides by the other. Evil as it's used in common language is a term to describe anyone that doesn't believe exactly the same as the person pointing the finger. Jesus got this when he talked about casting the first stone. (Although he had a religious overtone to the point he was making) Ghandi too, with his eye for an eye comments.
If I had to personally define evil, the only term I could use to describe it would be total apathy; not caring how our actions effect others or how our lack of action allows others to be harmed.
Last edited by Ace of Knaves on May 19th, 2009 at 10:48 PM
ez. by the textbook definition, yes. we are "born" evil. how many 1-3 year olds do you see practicing control and strong moral fiber? none of course. but we dont mind so its not a bad thing. then they grow and screw up alot but everyone tries to fit into some form of what they perceive as right, even self-proclaimed even if unaware. the adulthood version of evil however. very lost. people say others are evil out of fear and their own weakness when theyre older.
but born, yeah. or as a differant perspective might put it being natural, because lets face it, trying to become something is only fleeing from who you are to who you are not.
__________________ "We are turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to Fear—fear of war, fear of poverty, fear of random terrorism, fear of getting down-sized or fired because of the plunging economy, fear of getting evicted for bad debts or suddenly getting locked up in a military detention camp on vague charges of being a Terrorist sympathizer."
-Hunter S. Thompson
—"Extreme Behavior in Aspen," February 3, 2003
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