If God does not exist answer me this

I would say that murder is universally recognized as evil by all mankind (I omit self-defense or war). Do you not agree?

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Originally Posted by MajMike

I would say that murder is universally recognized as evil by all mankind (I omit self-defense or war). Do you not agree?

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Murder is another term that is relative and instead of there being a fine line, it is bordered by a hazy gray area.

I disagree that murder is universally recognized as evil by all mankind, however. What Hitler did was not just murder.. it was genocide. Yet he believed it was the right thing to do, that he was doing the world a favor.

I personally would label that "evil" without a seconds hesitation, but there are neo-nazis and white supremacists worldwide that would repeat the process if they could.

Serial Killers murder people without remorse simply because it fascinates them, they dont view it as evil even though you or I would.


If you were to ask me to define "evil" I would say:

Evil is the absence of all love and compassion. An evil act would be one completely devoid of any love, compassion or empathy for the target of the act.

So instead of evil being a "thing" it is more of a "void." Thats one perspective at least.

GraziLovesMary, that was the most eloquent and poetic way i have seen that explanation given, you're good...

Thanks man it just kinda came to me after many years of having it on the cerebral backburner. Eloquation is somewhat of a hobby of mine, as is poetry and music. They are all inexorably connected.

i can understand your love of eloquence, i'm a writer, preferably as profession-

poetry is quite enjoyable to write as well. :)

Yeah I started reading when I was three and just went crazy with it. My college english papers usually took me about an hour to write. No outline, and the first draft was the final one. I was never corrected on any of them either. I used to write my ex's papers too lol. I wrote a 10 page expose on the effects of Cocaine use on the human body, especially on teenagers, in full medical format for her nursing final. Took me a day lol.

i hate people like you :wtf:

makes me look bad, stop being so good at writing!!!
lol

(jks)

hahaha thats the cool thing about writing, its mostly done in private so unless the writer talks about it nobody knows how long it took him :p

lol

That anything other than Hydrogen exists in our Universe is the ultimate example of evolution, the very atoms that make up our bodies have lived through several generations of star birth and death.

I am a Christian, but I believe that evolution is simply a natural law used by God in the process of creation. To deny it's role in the grand scheme of things is ridiculous, and only makes one seem intractably ignorant.