Free Will Vs Evil

This goes along with society. “The danger of trying to explain evil is that we risk falling into the abyss of predestination: that given these life events, this social surround and

“Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do?” (Easton Ellis). Are we considered evil by our action or thoughts? If we are constantly contemplating evil and horrific thoughts but do not act upon them, the initial thoughts may still influence our unconscious minds, which can then, in turn, affect our conscious thoughts and actions indirectly. Compare that to those who act upon their evil thoughts and therefore are more authentic to their natural and uninfluenced personality. Humans are strongly related to our savage animal brothers; however we do everything in our means to appear separate and civilized. Regardless of our attempt at separation, we still remain savage beasts by nature and suppressing our natural state only makes our

People are never evil just for the sake of being evil. They always justify to themselves in some way that all of their actions are for the greater good and that the actions they have committed are not atrocities. This has to be done since normal individuals cannot justify to themselves that they are immoral. Both western imperialism and the Holocaust had their atrocities justified by the illusion of progress. Even though numerous millions of people were slaughtered in these campaigns, many of the people doing the killing, believed that it was for the greater good. Western imperialism used the notion of bettering the native population and expansion in order to justify their mass killings. On the other hand, the Holocaust rationalized its

It is a very arguable subject on whether or not people are born with good intentions, and therefore taught by others the ‘evil’ side of their personality. Whether it is the absence of ethical conduct in human nature, or just the way one perceives a situation, evil seems to be prominent in our everyday lives. Humans seem to have a moral code that follows them with every decision they make, yet despite the laws of morality and society, people of this world still seem to behave inhumanely because of the act of self-preservation, human interest, and who exactly the authority figure is at the time.

It is the innate darkness and leaning towards the evil that disposes us to committing acts of brutality and insensitivity.

From this, some possible solutions arise. Simply, if stating that one of the premises is not true, then the problem of evil does not exist. Maybe one does not believe that God’s power is limited or perhaps are prepared to say that evil does not exist and is merely an illusion. It is hard to truly prove that these solutions are true, but they are solutions nonetheless. Along with these adequate solutions, are some solutions that Mackie describes as “fallacious”. The most noted one very well could be the Free Will Defense.

Naturally, there is good and evil in every person. However, it is often difficult to see the

The only reason humans are not consistently acting according to their evil roots are because civilization and society changes the way they behave so that humans can work together to survive rather than depending on survival of the fittest. All humans are trained not to hurt others and to protect each other. This is

For instance, in the article on Adolf Eichmann we found that he was responsible for sending thousands of Jews to their death and appointing them to death camps during the Holocaust. Not only did the German Nazi officer help organize the mass murders, but he produced soap and lamps from the remains of the Jews. Another example of evilness in humans can be found by the numerous amounts of genocides that have occurred throughout the history of man. Furthermore, systematic eliminations have been used against those who appear different to the majority of a certain race, religion, sex, and ethnicity. As a result, because man is evil, we will lie, hurt, and murder at all cost to fulfill our needs and create satisfaction in our

All humans are or have the capacity to be evil. No matter if they choose to act on these sinister urges or not, the desire to violently cause destruction is always within a person. In recent months, countless acts of violence, acts of pure evil have occurred not only in America, but around the world as well. These tragedies verify the truth: humans are inherently evil. No matter what is done, nothing will ever truly prevent the existence of evil among humans. Human beings are savages by nature, and are motivated by the environment around them, society’s demanding expectations, and their natural primitive desire for evil.

Being good or doing good things leads to many things, but in order to give a clearer definition, one must understand what it is that these good actions created. Once one understands this, then the individual can clearly see the logic behind what some would consider an evil action. Over time, humankind has strived to become what they believed to be holy pure or good. This attempt at being what is virtuous has given birth to a set code of conduct or thoughts that are now commonly seen as the right thing. This code of conduct was based upon morals, which are any given individuals thoughts and believes on what is acceptable as good and evil. Due to the fact that mankind also strives to be accepted by there peers, a common set of morals was established and agreed upon by any specific generation of people to be the good thing. Understanding and knowing these the morals of these given times in history will be necessary to understanding how to define evil.

As I wrote in my first paper for this class, “Evil is unique in that it requires justification.” In that essay, by requiring justification, I meant evil seems to challenge the notion that the world is Just in some capital J sense, and so needs to be explained. However there is a second sense in which evil needs to be justified and explained, and whereas the former sense focuses on evil as paradoxical on a global scale, this latter sense focuses on the paradox evil produces on the personal scale. The paradox goes like this: why do good, rational people will evil? For if evil as a notion is both objective and undesirable, then why do people do seemingly evil things? Either, the paradox continues, that which is evil is different for everyone, in which case evil is

 Evil doesn 't necessarily have to be an action by a human; it can also be a result of a natural disaster such as: hurricanes, earthquakes, illness, etc. A hurricane can take away everything from thousands of humans. This causes the people to have no home, clothes, or food. This is also a form of evil, due to the suffering it causes. This is called natural evil. People can bring about moral evil upon themselves, although, they rarely can bring natural evil upon themselves. There is a distinct difference between the two, and one evil does not cause the other. The reason I point the

The various methods of torture show that people are born with evil in their hearts. For example, Hitler devised the gas chamber idea out of a need to kill large groups of people efficiently, and the fact that the people suffocated and suffered slowly was not a factor in the plan. Finding it not only acceptable, but also desirable, to kill large groups of people is in itself an evil concept that only a very disturbed mind would conceive and then execute. Adding to the concept the gradualness and painfulness of the method, it becomes evident that this plan came not only from the “need” for efficiency, but also the desire to hurt others as much as possible, which only can be described as an evil desire. In addition, many “doctors” in the concentration

So, what is evil?  Is it Hitler's near annihilation of the Jewish people during World War II or the senseless massacre at Ti'enneman Square on mainland China?  Again we turn to Webster's dictionary, which states evil as causing distress or harm, a source of sorrow, and the fact of suffering, misfortune, and wrongdoing. (Merriam-Webster)   Evil would be any intention to cause an undesirable effect upon one's self or on another person.  So by saying that the intentions of a person are not to cause good we automatically assume that they are out to cause evil.