Many people say it is religion, Satan, power, education, government, human sprit, etc. I already have my own view what the source of evil comes from, but I'm interested in what most of you out there think. Where do you think evil comes from or do you believe that evil is just a concept?
Please, no rude comments.
I put this question in this genre, because I did not know where this type of question would fit.
2006-08-18 04:42:58 · 39 answers · asked by hpotter4ever2000 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
What is evil? Greed, malice, spite, hatred, psychotic impulses?
I think that they are all rooted in fear. What is fear? This is the lack of love and faith. So maybe evil is rooted in a lack of love and faith.
2006-08-18 04:53:03 · answer #1 · answered by no need for a name 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Religion is a human invention, part of it is to explain the unknown (God did it) and part is to tell us how to live. Notice that all of the things that are said to be good are those things that keep society on a nice, even keel, and the bad things are those that do not. Your society would collapse if robbery were allowed, same with murder, etc. So the concepts of good and evil are human inventions created to promote stable societies.
2006-08-18 04:54:14 · answer #2 · answered by jxt299 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evil exists only in the mind of the beholder. It is a judgment people make. GW Bush thinks Saddam is evil. Saddam thinks GW is evil. Americans think "terrorists" are evil. "Terrorists" think America is evil. Who is correct? Nobody.
I believe judgment is evil. The ability to separate things and people into good and bad allows us to "punish" that which we call bad. Look at all the carnage that has resulted from the dispute over abortion. Bombing clinics in the name of God is no different from suicide bombings in the name of Allah. Neither of these things could happen without the idea that something or someone is "good" and the other thing or person is "bad."
Adam and Eve fell from grace after gaining the "knowledge of good and evil"
Judgment exists in the minds of people, causing people to hurt other people. That is evil.
2006-08-18 05:09:14 · answer #3 · answered by acornfullfilled 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Evil is a concept much like spirituality. Each is only defined by the believer, and you determine what is evil and not. Rationally, this is usually a perameter within what society considers moral. So your question can really only be answered by you.
2006-08-18 04:54:09 · answer #4 · answered by Robin R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think everyone has it in them to be evil...whether we choose to act upon our "evil" instincts or not is up to us. We all have the freedom to choose what we want to do in our lives...such as follow the rules, or break them.
I believe that most people turn to evil based on greed though...a lot of the evil that comes in this world is from money, and envy of what others have...a lot of the evil is based on the seven deadly sins...
If people were not so greedy in this world--I truly feel that there would not be as much evil.
2006-08-18 04:52:20 · answer #5 · answered by vdubbchick 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
evil is not giving the glory back to God that is due him
God made a good and even very good world it was good but with the potential to change to stay good or to fall. As far as I know the oriigin of evil is still not a completely open and shut explaination and an open question.
2006-08-18 04:50:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Women. !Joke!
I have pondered that question many times. I think it is an extreme form of selfishness.
Evil as I believe, is hurting people and taking pleasure from it.
I think most people do evil because it gives them a feeling of power.(over others). That they are better than they are. To me, that is selfishness in it's most extreme form.
2006-08-18 04:55:50 · answer #7 · answered by elliott 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humanity.
2006-08-18 04:48:41 · answer #8 · answered by Skeff 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-05 02:28:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greed is the source of all evil. More power. More materialistic things in life.
2006-08-18 04:53:53 · answer #10 · answered by Manoj P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mother-n-law!!!
Actually it's all of the above that you have mentioned and then some. Except I exclude satan as I do not believe in his existence. I think greed, selfishness, power, certain mental conditions.
2006-08-18 04:51:04 · answer #11 · answered by me w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋