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Evil: Evil and its root cause, Ignorance: What causes Evil? Can you forgive evil?

Wunjo

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Thinking evil has its roots on ignorance is like being an ostrich covering their head from the sun. Evil is not about ignorance, you can be very aware of the fact that you are evil and enjoy that, there are quite concrete examples of people who have done so before, so that hypothesis doesn't really match with a concrete reality. Evil for the sake of it does exists, and since it is committed for the sake of itself, it requires awareness, therefore leaving ignorance out of the question.

Also, what we think as evil is mostly what is destructive or unethical, yet also these two doesn't always meet at the same point and even when something is both destructive and unethical, it could still be just and fair both hypothetically and realistically, I think, (yet the examples are based on the assumption of a widely accepted or followed moral compass)

If so, regarding these perimeters, what makes evil?

Destructive and unethical acts that regarding a conscious "good" value? Mm, this can be a real stumper.
 

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Thinking evil has its roots on ignorance is like being an ostrich covering their head from the sun. Evil is not about ignorance, you can be very aware of the fact that you are evil and enjoy that, there are quite concrete examples of people who have done so before, so that hypothesis doesn't really match with a concrete reality. Evil for the sake of it does exists, and since it is committed for the sake of itself, it requires awareness, therefore leaving ignorance out of the question.

Also, what we think as evil is mostly what is destructive or unethical, yet also these two doesn't always meet at the same point and even when something is both destructive and unethical, it could still be just and fair. If so, regarding these perimeters, what makes evil?

We have made our stand against evil with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, together with liberal democracy, is openly and publicly rejected by the 57 Islamic countries called the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC), and is also rejected by the undemocratic Left.
 

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Do you really think the holocaust was caused by boredom?

Not directly no.

My statement was literally the root of evil if you break down all human actions, not what causes evil before the act. Why do people decide to do anything? Because its better than doing nothing. Morality isn't even part of this equation, because boredom can also cause good. Boredom is the root of human existance in general, as humans don't have to worry about survival as much. Without that worry, comes boredom.
 

Mole

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Not directly no.

My statement was literally the root of evil if you break down all human actions, not what causes evil before the act. Why do people decide to do anything? Because its better than doing nothing. Morality isn't even part of this equation, because boredom can also cause good. Boredom is the root of human existance in general, as humans don't have to worry about survival as much. Without that worry, comes boredom.

Some of us are never bored because we pursue empathy and creativity in the global village. The bored are waiting for someone to tell them what to do. And there are more than enough people to mislead, and to lead us into evil.
 

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Some of us are never bored because we pursue empathy and creativity in the global village. The bored are waiting for someone to tell them what to do. And there are more than enough people to mislead, and to lead us into evil.

I think you've missed my point lol. Ah well, its not a big deal.
 

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Boredom is the root of human existance in general, as humans don't have to worry about survival as much.
Is that correct? There are many people who actually need to worry about survival. The incentive to cause harm is higher when you're endangered.
 

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Is that correct? There are many people who actually need to worry about survival. The incentive to cause harm is higher when you're endangered.

Talking from a first world perspective, and those with Agency.
 

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what causes evil is the people? Yes? It must be dealt ? If you mean in an objective stand point,then yes
 
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