Exactly, the degrees of which something is good or bad, happy or sad etc. There are other words that describe these degrees. A person who wins lotto might not just be happy but elated, ecstatic or exhilarated. So what word describes, in your world, the worst of the bad? Is there such a thing as an evil deed that is not religiously affiliated? Maybe I've been disassociated with religious context for so long I don't get the religious slant. I tend to put more religious emphasis on words like diabolic or satanic. Evil to me is worst than wickedness. I do agree that religions have instituted much ecclesiastical subjugation throughout history which by their very nature could be interpreted as evil (as they define it), however I wouldn't assign the word evil exclusively to religious entities in our time. It's just another word for me.
On Jun 25, 6:53 pm, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > Just as nothing is black and white, nothing is pure good or pure bad. > It's always a matter of degree, I think. My personal views on > religion neither interfere with my objective perceptions of relgion > nor mitigate the degree of oppressive control most religions have > exercised through the delicate art of evil. (with nods to Rigsey.) > > On Jun 25, 3:17 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sounds good on the surface, Gruff, but what about the extremes of > > bad? Do we view heinous crimes as just bad behavior? Perhaps your > > perception of evil is maligned by personal views towards religion. > > Does evil only have a religious connotation? > > > On Jun 25, 4:28 pm, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Evil is a religious term of art designed to put the fear of god into > > > you by classifying some human behavior as bad and other, far worse, > > > evil, because you only suffer temporarily for being bad but if you're > > > evil you go straight to hell and burn for all eternity. I prefer to > > > use the terms good and bad to classify human behavior. Good and bad > > > do not carry the baggage of religion and thus make for a more perfect > > > balance of judgment. > > > > On Jun 24, 1:51 am, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > A simple question, or is it? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
