On 3 Feb, 04:44, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: > A starving man steals a purse, knocking the woman to the ground and > breaking her leg. Evil? Might he have not stolen a purse without > physical action? Couldn't his frustration be the cause of unnecessary > violence? and is frustration then evil? >
As soon as I read the second word, the problem was revealed. The society that allowed the person to become starving is the truest evil in your example. All the rest could have been avoided by a society that cared. Perhaps, then, societal carelessness is the greatest evil we face in today's world. > On Feb 2, 4:13 pm, MajorOz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Feb 2, 6:26 am, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > What is the greatest evil? > > > > I wanted to use the word sin, but I want to get away from any > > > religiousness in this one. > > > > So what is the greatest evil, and why? > > > For me, there is only one evil: unnecessarily harming someone. I view > > all OTHER so-called evils simply as disturbance of someone's > > prejudice. > > > cheers > > > oz, newbie- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
