I'm actually a little skeptical regarding this, which might contradict what I said in the "good" thread. All the modern myths seem to suggest the opposite, though. But if evil contains the seeds of its own destruction, why does it still exist? It might harm the people who align with it, but that's not the same thing as defeating them.
Because new will emerge and it will emerge because the world isn't perfect. But when evil creates enough objective havoc it becomes a target for most and eventually that is the fight it is going to lose, since evil is mostly in random individuals. In the process evil can install even more evil to the mix but eventually self-preservation kicks in for everybody.
I am not using the term evil in some "metaphysical" way.
I think everything contains the seeds of its own destruction. Nothing is truly permanent. Death is a part of life.what do you think about the idea that evil contains the seeds of its own destruction? whether its chaotic, neutral or lawful evil, that it will always be defeated by its own nature or character?
This reminds me of the idea that mankind is not infinitely adaptable, they can change to suit their circumstances but only so much and only for so long before something gives way.
It might not be open, head on, mutually assured destruction style resistance but it is more likely to be a sort of cutting corners, lazy, foot dragging and passive resistance sort of thing, at least at first.
It is a curious one though because while I've see this argument, about mankind not being infinitely adaptable to particular visions or plans or ideas hatched at the top or by elites, used against communism, even socialism or liberalism, quite a bit, logically, and I've read it used this way too, it applies as much conservatism, capitalism or other schemes too.
However the main x factor in this mix is technology, as technology progresses it opens more and more options for those at the top. Today you can have an industry with little or no workers, robotic armies are already here, pictures and audio can be manipulated, 24/7 media coverage is here .... etc. What altogether is fundamental change in how all of this pays out, since evil contains the seeds of destruction but it isn't necessarily seed of it's own destruction. What will surely have profound impact in how 21th century plays out.
On the one hand I know what you are saying but on the other I think that the possible impact of technology is always exaggerated, I mean if it wasnt we'd have had a totally crime free utopia a very long time ago.
What law and order there might exist is largely a mix of good fortune and good people.