2007-01-30 05:44:59 · 17 answers · asked by ? 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
In a few words, lack of moral virtues. But here is the proof in more detail.
Good exists, it has a source from which it emanates. Bad does not exist, there is no source for bad because bad is only the absence of good.
A metaphor will illustrate the point. Light exists, there is a planet that sends us light. Darkness does not exist, there is no planet sending us darkness. Darkness is just the absence of light. Imagine you enter a room full of darkness, the moment you flip a switch all the darkness disappears instantly and all the darkness in the universe has no power to turn off this light.
Good actions have their source in the moral values acquired by a person. The source is the effort and energy the person has spent during a lifetime to acquire them. Bad is just the lack of moral values.
Consider kindness. Kindness is a virtue and emanates from a person that has made a conscious effort to polish his character and acquire this virtue. Cruelty which is the opposite and is considered bad, is the absence of kindness. It is just a lack of virtue.
2007-01-30 09:35:03 · answer #1 · answered by apicole 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone has both good and evil in them so they're capable of doing both. Usually emotions play a factor and morals as well as how one is brought up.
mostly doing evil things that are heartless make someone evil.
btw, I like your icon. mine is of Xellos, from Slayers
2007-01-30 14:52:27 · answer #2 · answered by Sore wa himitsu desu! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it has something to do with how they were raised & the experiences they have had. For example, child abusers were usually abused as children, themselves. People who hate another grop of people (racists, for example) were taught to hate by their families &/or friends. No one is born evil. Evil is brought out of them by others who teach them evil or who make them evil.
2007-01-30 14:06:20 · answer #3 · answered by sweetsinglemom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The perception of evil is in the eyes of the beholder.
2007-01-30 22:14:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All is good in a way of truth, but all we need is love and some will kill for believing in a kind of evil that is extreme fear, that make them fear personify.
2007-01-30 16:02:13 · answer #5 · answered by Lover Boy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they do amoral things and never ever feel any remorse or doubts, that's evil.
Other than that, I think people have bad in them but they've got that good that kind of balances it out, keeps it from being evil.
2007-01-30 13:50:53 · answer #6 · answered by Lady Ettejin of Wern 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Humans have FREE WILL, its and individuals choice to do something wrong. And they know if what they do is good or evil.
2007-01-30 13:59:55 · answer #7 · answered by ronin4u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
evil hurts,
evil hates.
evil loves no one.
evil is the dark fear that envelopes and subdues.
baseless anger and destructive rage.
evil is everywhere, whispering lies in your ear.
lies that ruin plans, smash dreams, and break hearts.
evil hates the truth.
2007-01-30 13:53:56 · answer #8 · answered by spoonman 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on the definition of evil to the one who is judging.
2007-01-30 13:48:34 · answer #9 · answered by Immortal Cordova 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Evil starts within the heart of man! (In his mind the way he thinks)
As a man thinketh so is he.
2007-01-30 13:54:27 · answer #10 · answered by your destiny 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋