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9th Engineer · 08-22-2006, 03:52 PM

I think that evil is a scale that runs alongside of wrong. Wrong is used more in conjunction with law whereas evil has to be something more universal. I also think it is intertwined in some way with suffering on a bit of a primal level. It's far easier to cite examples than give a definition but I think this is a start. 'An action that is motivated by the desire to cause the suffering of another for personal enjoyment is evil'. It's a scale, so a child breaking another child's favorite toy might not be evil enough to be intuitive, but don't you think that gathering a deep personal satisfaction from the pain of others has a different air to it no matter how trivial?
I know that's not entirely clear, but it's the general direction.

08-22-2006, 03:52 PM	#48
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	I think that evil is a scale that runs alongside of wrong. Wrong is used more in conjunction with law whereas evil has to be something more universal. I also think it is intertwined in some way with suffering on a bit of a primal level. It's far easier to cite examples than give a definition but I think this is a start. 'An action that is motivated by the desire to cause the suffering of another for personal enjoyment is evil'. It's a scale, so a child breaking another child's favorite toy might not be evil enough to be intuitive, but don't you think that gathering a deep personal satisfaction from the pain of others has a different air to it no matter how trivial? I know that's not entirely clear, but it's the general direction. __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.