evil or error?

Originally posted by h0ck3yh0rr0r
interesting^

Ever see an old movie with Sean Penn and Christopher Walken called 'At Close Range"? or the one film with Robert Mitchum where
his sons and him were all criminals on the run from the law?

That's the type of family they had. Crazy shit I tell ya'.

Lord Soth>

Evil:
“a) morally reprehensible: sinful, wicked<an evil impulse>
b) arising from actual or imputed bad character or conduct <a man of evil reputation>”

Morally. Well, then evil depends on the MORALS of a culture. And those change during time, right? In some cultures homosexuality is morally reprehensible. In some cultures bigamy is morally acceptable. In some cultures death penalty is morally acceptable, in other cultures it’s viewed as “evil”.
Sinful? Well, then you need to define SIN 😉

h0ck3yh0rr0r> So you’re evil? I’m not. I’m not good either. I’m just a human with impulses, thoughts, emotions and some needs that I work to get fulfilled.

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So if a governor decides to reinstate the death-penalty to get re-elected, does that make him truly evil?

Still "NO" closer to having evil defined.

Well...since we brouht up sin...sin in religion is anything that can benefit you basicly 😑 So making yoursef happy is kind of a sin...(sex, alcohol etc)

Im not good or evil i think its just people.

Like, i dont believe Hitler was evil..i think he had his own interest at heart, he didnt kill all those people because he was an evil bastard, he killed them off because they were in a way of what he wanted for his country. Im not saying that is right want hes done, but he was an over ambicious guy who took it too far, not necesseraly evil....if that makes sense!

we already had this discussion a few months ago

Originally posted by The Omega
Lord Soth>

Evil:
“a) morally reprehensible: sinful, wicked<an evil impulse>
b) arising from actual or imputed bad character or conduct <a man of evil reputation>”

Morally. Well, then evil depends on the MORALS of a culture. And those change during time, right? In some cultures homosexuality is morally reprehensible. In some cultures bigamy is morally acceptable. In some cultures death penalty is morally acceptable, in other cultures it’s viewed as “evil”.
Sinful? Well, then you need to define SIN 😉

The only thing I have to say is that evil is determined by the perceptions of people. What's morally reprehensible depends on what someone thinks is morally reprehensible. Same thing with sinful. What someone thinks turns the definition in all different sorts of ways.

the omega> yea im evil. but im disciplined as a child to do good and be polite etc etc. example: my neighbors. Mother and father are both intellectual and very nice. both come from good family backgrounds (that i've heard). their child is a hellraiser. i dunno maybe he was dropped on head as a child but i doubt it. its just way of life i guess.

Well, all that means is that he had a bad influence, not that he's evil

Lil bitchiness> Yes, I agree with you. It’s funny how quite a few pleasurable things are viewed as “sinful” by religions. Makes me think they were MADE sinful so as to better control people, hm?

Lord Soth> I know you copied it. I just think it’s rather interesting that there seems to be no "“firm” definition of evil. But doesn’t that in a way answer the original question posed in this thread. That no one views themselves as evil, but that evil is “in the eye of the beholder”?

h0ck3yh0rr0r> So… HOW are you evil? What do you do? Murder people? Steal? Lie?
And what do you know about the way your neighbours bring up their child? Hellraiser? Or teen-age rebellion??

Yes, evil is in the eye of the beholder(as is everything else: beauty, intelligence, and all that good stuff)

the omega> im born evil. In my opinion we all born evil. BUT like i said in my last POST! i was discipled and taught as a child do be good.