what would you classifie as evil?

Question

who are we to judge

Answer 1

Anything that goes against God and His holy word

Answer 2

Some say that evil does not exist in reality. I think if I was to meet one with this philosophy it would not be too difficult to demonstrate that it does. If evil is merely the flip side of a coin with goodness on the other side what gives validity to the choices you make one way or the other? No one chooses evil ends if they are of a sound mind. You might choose evil means to a perceived subjective good ends, but most will not choose evil for evils sake. Some of the outcomes of the choices we make are evil for the conclusions they wrought but even then evil at times must borrow from good to achieve its intended purpose.
For me I would classify the pursuit of self interest without regard to its impact upon others an ultimate evil for it has been demonstrated throughout history that self sacrifice out of a concern for the needs of others or the greater good is the greatest demonstration of the advancement of universal benevolence.

Answer 3

Many people seem to regard evil is a 'thing'... something that has some form of corporeal existence in the physical universe. In that sense, evil does NOT exist.

Evil 'exists' only as an abstract concept... one that is 'dualistic' in nature. 'Evil' cannot 'exist' without 'good'. They are the two sides of the same coin, in the Yin/Yang sense. One cannot 'exist' without the other; neither can be defined or described except in terms of the other.

Good/evil is further abstracted in the sense that it represents a 'judgement'... not a 'thing'. As a judgement, good/evil is wholly subjective, since it relies entirely upon the 'criteria' that is employed in making the judgement.

So, the real issue is not good/evil per se... rather it is the criteria that people use in making their judgements of good/evil.

Since we are pretty much all wired the same, and share pretty much the same cultural values in a larger sense, we usually find ourselves on common ground when we judge questions such as "Was Hitler evil?", since we can agree on the criteria. However, we should realize that if Hitler had been asked the question "Are you evil?", he most certainly would have been thoroughly offended by the very idea. According to HIS criteria, he would have seen his actions as good, for his people and for 'The Fatherland'.

When we get down to subtler questions, where someone's 'criteria' might depend upon interpretation of a particular bible verse, for example, these kinds of judgements can get a little stickier.

Remember, though... it's not really about good/evil,it's really about criteria... which ultimately comes down to one's moral compass.

Answer 4

Gasp,
Evil. Now there is a word that is almost as corrupted as the word Love. Ask 20 different people, and you will get 20 different answers, because for most people, what is evil, is subject to their personal values. To fundamentalist Christians, being Gay is evil. To Gays, fundamentalist Christians are evil. I, tend to think in terms of absolute values. I want to know what the true nature of things were, before mankind got hold of them. Since I believe in, and live with, The Creator, it is simple. Evil, is living without being subject to God's will. God loves us, and gave us the Ten Commandments to keep us safe. If you really look at them, they have nothing to do with religion at all. They are the rules of peace and life in this Universe. If you break any of them, somebody is going to get hurt, and then revenge kicks in, and it never ends. If we keep His Commandments, it shall be well for all of us. Keep His will, and evil disappears, along with intolerance, and pain and suffering.

Answer 5

Neither good nor evil exist in reality, at least not outside of the mind that believes in them.

They are only judgments passed by the individual from their own unique perspective. What one person sees as bad or evil may seem to be the only logical thing to do from some other perspective. The ideas of both good and evil are point of view specific. This is why people like bush and bin laden are either loved or hated. Bush is seen as good by people who share his fear based thought system. Those who have a compassionate concern for all of mankind often see him as evil.

Bin laden is much the same. He is a villain in much of the western world, but he is somewhat of a celebrated pop star on the Middle East. There are T-shirt shops that sell items with his picture as though he was Jesus. It all depends on your point of view or perspective.

To sum it all up good is the name we give to people who do things that we think we like.

Evil is the name we give to people who do the things that we don’t like.

This is of course based solely on our particular point of view.

Answer 6

The University professor challenged his students with this question"Did God create everything that exists?"A student bravely replied, "Yes he did!"God created everything?" The professor asked,Yes sir", the student replied:The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the principal that our works define who we are, then God is evil."The student became quiet before such an answer. The professor, quite pleased with himself, boasted to the students that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was a myth.
Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a
question professor?"Of course", replied the professor:The student stood up and asked, "Professor does cold exist?"What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?" The students snickered at the young man's question:The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-460? F) is the total absence of heat; all matter becomes inert and incapable of reaction at that temperature. Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat."The student continued, "Professor, does darkness exist?"The professor responded, "Of course it does."
The student replied, "Once again you are wrong sir, darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colors and study the various wavelengths of each color. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light present. Isn't this correct? Darkness is a
term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present."
Finally the young man asked the professor, "Sir, does evil exist?"Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course as I have already said. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil.
To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at least is does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."The professor sat down.The young man's name -- Albert Einstein (gotta love 'em)

Answer 7

Evil is the reverse of live. There for evil is anything that takes from life.

Answer 8

according to buddha evil does not exist but because i am muslim i say the jews are evil

Answer 9

The 9th and 10th answers (by Don H and ernest77h) are the best answers.

Answer 10

evil is a person who goes silent about injustice