What is 'evil'?

Answer 1

That's when you don't love God and you don't love your neighbor.

Answer 2

In religion and ethics, evil refers to the "bad" aspects of the behaviour and reasoning of human beings —those which are deliberately void of conscience, and show a wanton desire for destruction.

The definition of what is considered "evil" otherwise may differ according to point of view. In the Western world, some philosophers reject the idea of evil, Plato, for example, argued that that which we call evil is merely ignorance, and that which we call good is merely that which everyone desires.

The duality of 'good versus evil' is expressed, in some form or another, by many cultures. Those who believe in the duality theory of evil believe that evil cannot exist without good, nor good without evil, as they are both objective states and opposite ends of the same scale.

Answer 3

here's two take on it:

dictionary:
In religion and ethics, evil refers to the "bad" aspects of the behaviour and reasoning of human beings —those which are deliberately void of conscience, and show a wanton desire for destruction. In most cultures, the word is used to describe acts, thoughts, and ideas which are thought to (either directly or causally) bring about affliction and death —the opposite of goodness, which itself refers to aspects which are life-affirming, peaceful, and constructive. Aspects regarded as "evil" are thought of as immoral, corrupt, corrupting, inhumane, selfish, and wicked.

My view:
a misfortune......something anyone and anything can cause but cannot exist without something good being somewhere near by

evil.....something you have to deal with whether it is intangible or real something that could be anything since it defintion is not yet quite defined

Answer 4

Evil is anything that subverts God's design. This is a religious term and should be answered in religious principals.

When Satan set himself against God, he tried to take over heaven directly. He lost that battle and God did not act against him. He simply didn't have the numbers to overthrow heaven. When he was cast down from heaven, he learned something about God's strength and its not something he can come close to doing anything about. So he does the very worst against God that is left to him. He attacks what God loves. Namely, us.

If he can't destroy us directly he will infect us with self will. Self will is what drove him to attack God in the first place. If he sees an opportunity to do more damage by using us to infect one another, he will do that instead of destroying us directly.

Answer 5

Christianity is evil

Answer 6

Evil is disorder; it's much easier to give in to the calling of instinct than it is to be altruistic. Altruism is a choice and evil a default.

Answer 7

Evil
E'VIL, a. e'vl. [Heb. to be unjust or injurious, to defraud.]

1. Having bad qualities of a natural kind; mischievous; having qualities which tend to injury, or to produce mischief.

Some evil beast hath devoured him. Gen 37.

2. Having bad qualities of a moral kind; wicked; corrupt; perverse; wrong; as evil thoughts; evil deeds; evil speaking; an evil generation.

3. Unfortunate; unhappy; producing sorrow, distress, injury or calamity; as evil tidings; evil arrows; evil days.

E'VIL, n. Evil is natural or moral. Natural evil is any thing which produces pain, distress, loss or calamity, or which in any way disturbs the peace, impairs the happiness, or destroys the perfection of natural beings.

Moral evil is any deviation of a moral agent from the rules of conduct prescribed to him by God, or by legitimate human authority; or it is any violation of the plain principles of justice and rectitude.

There are also evils called civil, which affect injuriously the peace or prosperity of a city or state; and political evils, which injure a nation, in its public capacity.

All wickedness, all crimes, all violations of law and right are moral evils. Diseases are natural evils, but they often proceed from moral evils.

2. Misfortune; mischief; injury.

There shall no evil befall thee. Psa 91.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself. Prov 22.

3. Depravity; corruption of heart, or disposition to commit wickedness; malignity.

The heart of the sons of men is full of evil. Eccl 9.

4. Malady; as the king's evil or scrophula.

E'VIL, adv. [generally contracted to ill.]

1. Not well; not with justice or propriety; unsuitable.

Evil it beseems thee.

2. Not virtuously; not innocently.

3. Not happily; unfortunately.

It went evil with his house.

4. Injuriously; not kindly.

The Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us.

In composition, evil, denoting something bad or wrong, is often contracted to ill.

Answer 8

Any act of self gratification at the expense of others that is performed with knowledge of its harmful consequences is evil.

Answer 9

see no evil,good movie now that is evil

Answer 10

Naughty

Answer 11

Evil is that which deprives you of being what you are and dosent all you to reach your complete potential.