Why is it that the world nowadays cant differentiate evil from whats not?

Answer 1

Because right-wing religions have so much money poured into propaganda aimed at convincing people that good is evil and vice-versa, and they've gotten really good at it.

Answer 2

I'm afraid the subject is far too complex to deal with in a few lines here. But consider this: Some people assume that, just because education is crap, discipline is crap, and social cohesion is nil, then something called evil is gaining the upper hand over good. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS. The solution to the world's problems does not come from religious-inspired "good v. evil" thinking, but from actually sitting down and sorting problems out in a logical way. it is cowardice to run away from these problems and imply that not enough people are reading the bible, hence the world is going down the toilet. i would prefer is more people read ANY books.!

Answer 3

because, like it or not, "evil" is a subjective word, which means a different thing depending on whether you are on the giving or receiving end.

An example is the eating of meat. From the animal's point of view (if you allow that an animal can have a point of view), it is murder. From a meat-eater's point of view, though, it is simply a matter of food.

My point is that you cannot simply point at an action and say "That is evil". There must be a victim, and the victim must be recognised as a victim.

Some people might say that eating meat is not evil. That is because the "victim" is not usually recognised as having any rights.

Answer 4

Evil is not an objective entity, it is a subjective concept, defined and redefined by society. In biblical times, for example, slavery, the oppression of women, wars of conquests and wanton cruelty to the vanquished were not considered evil, but the will of god. Today we would consider them evil. Likewise, many things that were once counted as evil are no longer reckoned so, and this is not necessarily a bad thing!

Answer 5

You got it right "the world" is the problem. Their is no right or wrong in the world and people like it that way until it starts to effect them.

Science says darwin was right, no morality is need, just evolution, everything is relative or subjective. But wait, then you don't have to parent your kids, or you can teach them to be strong and take what ever they wish from those who a weaker.

The problem we are starting to face is with what people have raised, murderers in schools, people who don't think they should work for their livelihood, politicians who think the world is theirs to control and we have no say in the matter.

We have taken God out of the schools, out of the government, and out of society and then asked why God would allow such a world to exist. When you declare that their is no God, he may just oblige you.

You must have a baseline, a guide in order to differentiate between one thing and another, without some norm in reality you have no right or wrong, no up or down and that will give you what we have today.

Sin

Answer 6

People aren't taught right from wrong as children. Parents try to be liberal and fair, and let their intelligent kids make up their own minds about things, but end up by not telling them the right and wrong way to behave. It's not comething that can be left to teachers; their hands are tied by the PC-brigade. I personally think that if children go to Sunday School and learn what's 'right', they will be better-equipped, rather than learning their values from TV. Parents have to instill these things in children when they're young. They will decide about religion for themselves when they're older, but at least they'll have had the grounding in 'do as you would be done by'.

I saw a TV documentary about young offenders; one lad really didn't seem to realise that what he was doing was wrong, it was just a question of doing what he liked and not getting caught by someone wanting to stop his good time.

There surely must come a time when people realise that when they harm someone, it comes back on them somehow. Same with doing good. It's called Karma.

Answer 7

One thought - it's no different from ever before, just more media coverage and more reach into different parts of the world (e.g. planes on which to send bombs).

Another thought - things go in cycles. The Victorian age was too repressive for children. Our age is too liberal for children. Things oscillate back and forth. Perhaps we'll have a very moral generation coming up.

Answer 8

People are as capable of telling good from evil as they ever were. Evil's just got better PR.

Answer 9

We have the ability, but apparently don't want to. It's a fulfillment of prophecy that we call evil good and good evil.

Answer 10

Because people have stopped thinking beyond what they want for themselves, they want more than they need and don't think twice about going about the wrong way to get it.
People think that as long as I'm happy then its not wrong, until they stop thinking so selfishly they won't be able to judge their own actions as being wrong, let alone the actions of others.