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by Scooter on March 24th, 2008
Conscience
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on March 24th, 2008
Perception.
by Penal Colony is wicked marrying Andy on March 24th, 2008
Intent
by Galeanda on March 24th, 2008
Love
by TWA on March 27th, 2008
Opinion.
by Heather on March 24th, 2008
Intention
by Sweet T on March 24th, 2008
Perception!! Some think porn is evil, some dont.
by sm00z on March 24th, 2008
Prudence
by Tinker11 on February 8th, 2009
well...according to Hitler, good and evil are not important, and it is whether or not you reach your goal. I'm not one to believe Hitler, but my one word would be
Sucsess.
by Moongrim on January 30th, 2009
Empathy.
by cphiecekslee on July 29th, 2008
perception, i agree on. Whoever you are, wherever you are, if you think what you are doing is right, then it is right at the moment that it matters to the person that was doing it. so they think they can justify it, and if in their eyes they can - then, technically, it is right. to at least one person.
but technically, i dont believe in right or wrong, good or bad. except for rape. rape is the only thing that cannot be justified sanely, without discrimination of any kind. murder can sometimes be justified.
but then that goes into justifying things. which is pretty hard to go into generally - which just brings us right back around to the eye of the beholder thing.
by MvL on May 16th, 2008
Consciousness.
It seems evident to me that what is good tends to lead to greater consciousness over all, and what is evil tends to lead to less consciousness.
The greatest example of evil is murder - to destroy a mind and everything it ever was or could be. Lesser evils include anything that would cause harm to a being, and harm is any state that detracts from that being's conscious awareness (pain demands conscious attention and thus reduces the total conscious awareness as a whole, as awareness is disproportionately given to the pain).
On the other hand, the ultimate good is to save a life, preserving a mind and preventing the tragedy of its death. Lesser goods include anything that would promote higher awareness - helping another being so that it is free to expand and grow what it truly is.
Traditional utilitarians would say that "pain" or "unhappiness" are what defines intrinsic evil, and "pleasure" or "happiness" are what defines intrinsic good. But I've always thought that this view ignores the fact that suffering's value is to alert us of a danger to or decline in our awareness, and that joy's value is only to be a rough measure of success towards the real goal of growing as individuals - as minds. Too much joy can be bad (if they invented a drug that had no side effects and was not addictive and would keep you happily high and euphoric all the time, it would be an evil because it would severely reduce the awareness of the being taking the drug). And suffering can be good, in small doses, if it helps us grow.
by Piso on May 16th, 2008
Human, This is mans trinity
HUMAN
EVIL GOOD
by bettey boo on May 16th, 2008
intent
by singwell-is off researching a lot on March 27th, 2008
it is hard to see because it is internal. It is motive. Evil, even at its "best", is egocentric. eg the wealthy socialite who does charity work to get in the papers, or get a title from the government. Good is other-people centred.
by Matthewisdom on March 24th, 2008
Man
by GhostWriter13 has found his voice again on March 24th, 2008
Conflict
by MRSHINYSHOES on March 24th, 2008
Compassion.
by macdjug-Paxvobiscum on March 24th, 2008
Illusion
by Shadows Fall on March 24th, 2008
Remorse.
If someone goes around killing people but feels sorry for it, they arent pure evil, they are just seriously messed up in the head and need to be institutionalized for life. If you feel no remorse and revel in the kill...thats evil. Even in war.
by GreenFreak on March 24th, 2008
intention
by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on March 24th, 2008
altruism
by Jade on March 24th, 2008
Conscience.
by eternal0void on March 24th, 2008
Nothing.
by zazzy_one on March 24th, 2008
There is none. Just like there is no clear line between little league baseball and national league baseball. There is a lotta lotta mediocre baseball in between.
by Constanze777 on January 22nd, 2009
Love
by Torino on December 1st, 2008
Perception
by pokeyokey1 on November 29th, 2008
perception
by jolly myr on July 25th, 2008
reason
by thekingcobra63 on May 17th, 2008
INTENTION. What someone is intending to do will tell you if it is good or evil. If they were trying to do something bad or not or trying to do the right thing or not is clearly defined by what their intended purpose of the act was.
by SASSYWI-Q-Sassia-Jetpacking with NASCAR on May 16th, 2008
Intent!!
by GuitarPlayer92 on March 24th, 2008
Mind
by Parsec13 on March 24th, 2008
self
by door key on June 4th, 2009
I wanted to say all of the first three, in descending order, but I am now left with
Consequence; effect
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on February 7th, 2009
Perception.
by warfreak36 on February 7th, 2009
RIGHT
by Marky Mark on January 30th, 2009
Intent
Was the action motivated by malice? What were they hoping to achieve? What was 'in the heart' of the person?
by ecleptic on January 29th, 2009
Patience
by randomness - is now a Maestro on January 19th, 2009
Nothing.
*edit* I didn't see the 'one word' part.
by Anonymous on January 19th, 2009
Judgment
by DallaGeyer on January 19th, 2009
Choice
by DallaGeyer on January 19th, 2009
Choice
by DallaGeyer on January 19th, 2009
choice
by xBreeccax on January 7th, 2009
Freewill
by bagicide stayed 10 months too long on January 2nd, 2009
Love
by andthenitsgone on January 2nd, 2009
Sin.
by jonny4 on November 20th, 2008
that depends on your opinion, nobody considers themselves evil. they think that there doing the right thing. and theres almost nothing that you can do to change thier minds short of killing them
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by Nightwatchdog on September 6th, 2008
Nothing.
One mans "Evil" can be another mans "Good", and vice versa.
by pinkpeonygirl on August 30th, 2008
wisdom
by jolly myr on August 16th, 2008
will
Is failure a miscalculated success?
by ₵ѺҒғϵέʗƲǷ on January 28th, 2012
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Do you feel that God will truly intervene in man's affairs and put an end to this world of wickedness.
by arigato on January 28th, 2012
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What is your thought on this quote - Assume nothing. Question everything. Challenge the opposition?
by anil m on January 29th, 2012
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What generates hate?
by ₵ѺҒғϵέʗƲǷ on January 28th, 2012
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How young is the child in you?
by ₵ѺҒғϵέʗƲǷ on January 28th, 2012
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Thank you:)Seems to see you after quite sometime?
by Jack wears love COAT on March 24th, 2008
I've been around.
by Scooter on March 24th, 2008
Sry:)Probably I wud've not noticed:)Thank you:)
by Jack wears love COAT on March 24th, 2008
Good answer, Scooter.
by Taylor on March 26th, 2008
Thanks Taylor. Hey I was in Dayton and Springfield, OH yesterday. And went to Louisville, KY. today.
by Scooter on March 26th, 2008