What is the real meaning of evil?

Question

Am I evil?

Answer 1

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 2

You can't convince anyone else how to think or you can become evil with anger. Live a life as a good Christian and spread the Gospel. The wrath of God is coming to all evil. The law of the land takes care of the evil on earth without using cruel and unusual punishment. But I am for the death penalty and jails. Against stoning people or cutting off hands or other cruelties.

Answer 3

The real meaning of evil is separation from God's eternal happiness and bliss.

Your true eternal self is all good since you are part and parcel of the All Good Supreme Being.

Some aspects of your temporal external adopted self may seem evil.

Answer 4

i don;t know you so no answer for that one

i think evil is anything that goes against the betterment of mankind

killing people and animals for no reason is a form of evil

steeling,raping women or men is a form of evil also

so thereor all kinds of evil

Answer 5

Spell evil backwards.

Answer 6

any act or thought which goes contrary to the obvious good functioning of anything is evil. that's way general, but it's true. if you do something, no matter what the benefit, if it hurts anyone, it's evil. and i can tell by looking at yer pic, that you are a bad, bad girl.

Answer 7

Evil would be what I am doing while looking at your picture. No, you are not evil.

Answer 8

I don't know if you're evil or not. Is your name written in the Book of Life? Jesus will look for it there, and if it's not there, well.....

Answer 9

my opinion is that you are evil if you act against your own morals. That makes you evil to yourself. If you act against others' morals then it makes you evil to them.

Answer 10

no your a fairy, look at my 360 and you'll see the one on my back. anyway, evil is just another word for bad, and that depends on how good you are at it