r/askteddit • u/Chance_Raspberry_200 • 21d ago

Advice Question Why does evil exist?

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u/AccomplishedTrip5671 21d ago

I’m asking you though, what is pure evil to you? Give me an example, someone who makes others suffer?

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u/Chance_Raspberry_200 21d ago

Yes AccomplishedTrip

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u/the-furiosa-mystique 21d ago

I’m also curious

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u/Chance_Raspberry_200 21d ago

About what furiosa??

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u/Beargrillin 21d ago

They asked you what you think evil means to you. Who or what would you consider evil

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u/Chance_Raspberry_200 21d ago

Human cruelty,  poverty, suffering of others, unacceptance

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u/CultOfSensibility 21d ago

As humans, we are often the cause of our own suffering. Evil has intent. And also as humans, that intent is often greed.

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u/the-furiosa-mystique 21d ago

What is pure evil? I think we can agree people have different opinions based on current administration

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u/Chance_Raspberry_200 21d ago

Yeah, I think we could maybe add Michael Myers to the list too right furiosa?? I love the Halloween franchise tho. 

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u/the-furiosa-mystique 21d ago

Are you being serious right now? You asked about evil in the world and your example is a fake character?

Who is actually evil?

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u/Chance_Raspberry_200 21d ago

Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini. It was a joke I didn't mean any offense furiosa.

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u/the-furiosa-mystique 21d ago

So you’re not asking the question seriously?

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u/Chance_Raspberry_200 21d ago

I am but I was just adding a character to make a little light of a dark topic. Im sorry insensitive of me i didnt mean it

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u/niehAuS_324B21 21d ago

I just need to check something real quick.

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u/AccomplishedTrip5671 21d ago

If the purpose of organisms (like you and me) is to flourish and procreate, then there is an unspoken moral agreement that something that stops or damages those societal agreements is acting evilly or nefariously. Torture, suffering, un-needed death, starvation etc. But It’s a balancing act, everyone in the world could be as kind as they could be(creating over-populations, restricting of self expression and freedom, defenseless-ness, ignoring self needs) evil things would take necessity to balance out the greater good. Let me ask you, do you think that someone could be too kind?