Was Hitler Evil?

Originally posted by Boots
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Ich weiß nicht, Zum Donnerwetter!

Yes according to the Jews, no according to many of his followers, not enough according to Stalin, maybe according to Gandhi.

Discussing good and evil is like discussing religion. You can't come to an absolute conclusion.

Originally posted by Super Marie 64
You can't come to an absolute conclusion.

Ack, it's like Revenge of the Sith all over again.

Yes, but my conclusion does not revolve good or evil, only debates revolving them.

Only a Sith deals in absolutes.

I don't know but it seems to me that most men want to rule the word.

Originally posted by alltoomany
I don't know but it seems to me that most men want to rule the word.

You may want to be careful how often you do this sexist trolling routine. Someone may get a moderator involved eventually. Just sayin.

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Define evil first.

My gut says yes though.

Originally posted by Omega Vision
Define evil first.

That which seeks godhood by deliberately, perhaps even joyfully, inflicting unnecessary pain on others...?

By normal standards I would say he was evil and probably a little insane. Didn't he have one of those brain damaging STD'S?

Syphilis.

😱

Oh and that makes a great leader...lol....

One cell at a time.....sponge brain....

So goes the question again. "Was he evil" In what way?

I am in know way saying he is cool...but he did fool so many. Were they evil

Syphilis was cured very early in the 20th century.

Were they? Or self indulged ignorant?

What?

Originally posted by Mindship
H'm...

That which seeks godhood by deliberately, perhaps even joyfully, inflicting unnecessary pain on others...?

It's just a lot easier to say "I feel like that's wrong" than trying to justify it with "reason"

Edit: Hitler's main problem was he was high as balls during the entire war.

He was not born so, but he did become evil. Sadistically evil, with all the experimentation on "lesser humans," thinking up the concentration camps, the SS, the ghettos, the wearing of yellow stars...

I don't believe he ever repented, he committed suicide so he wouldn't have to be inconvenienced by war trials.

Originally posted by Lord Lucien
Syphilis.

good point

Originally posted by Mindship
H'm...

That which seeks godhood by deliberately, perhaps even joyfully, inflicting unnecessary pain on others...?

yes! D-IX was used on his army to control them too

"Well then you get into the question of whether pain is really bad. Which leads to the question of what bad is exactly."

In Behavior Modification, pain has been shown to be "aversive," ie, if it's a consequence of a given behavior, that behavior will measurably decrease in frequency to avoid that consequence. What's "bad" is often a judgment call beforehand, whereas "aversive" is called such after it causes actual change in behavior.