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Post by mattaroni on Mar 26, 2010 16:35:19 GMT -5
I'm taking World History right now. While talking about a war this past week, my mind wandered and I began to question: What is the root of all evil?  Discuss...(be serious) |
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Post by Qwerty on Mar 26, 2010 19:53:46 GMT -5
You said "be serious". That basically doomed the thread to a series of jokes.
I still think greed is basically the root of evil. There's not a whole lot of things that can't be traced to it.
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Post by mattaroni on Mar 26, 2010 21:26:32 GMT -5
That's the first thing that came to mind when I tried to think of an answer.
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Post by Skribbblie on Mar 30, 2010 20:36:09 GMT -5
The root of all evil: Mankind. Animals don't see good or evil. They see fight or flight. Humans created good and evil. First was most likely was bad. But, as always, there was an opposite. This probably came soon after.
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Post by Vertigo on Mar 30, 2010 20:54:03 GMT -5
That's the right answer. Good and evil is all based on perspective.
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Post by Knowledge on Mar 31, 2010 17:31:01 GMT -5
"The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil" is a bible verse found in 1 Timothy 6:10 that is often mis-quoted.
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Post by Skribbblie on Mar 31, 2010 20:29:11 GMT -5
Sweet. I got it right. I wonder what that says about my personality...
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Post by mattaroni on Apr 2, 2010 14:43:35 GMT -5
Maybe you're a good judge of what's evil?...(lol)
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Post by SoilentGreen on Apr 5, 2010 19:44:59 GMT -5
is there really such a thing as good or evil? I think that there are only conflicting interests where the dominant side labels their motives as good and the minority viewpoint's motives are perceived as evil
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Post by Air Alchemist 8 on Apr 5, 2010 21:42:28 GMT -5
The root of all "Evils" is pride.
Pride is characterized as self appraisal and self loathing.
Humility is a narrow path between the two in which all true goodness lies.
Good and Evil are based off of anything that is destructive or helpful to any conscious thing in the universe. (anything that can grow on it's own [microorganisms and plants on up in the levels of sentience])
if a relationship is parasitical and the parasite is something of higher sentience, then the action is more on the "evil" side of the spectrum.
If something is justified and helps all things out in the long run, then it is said to be more on the "good" side of things.
Humans are only higher portions of the spectrum of sentience, which is not directly nor inversely related to the Good and Evil spectrum. Therefore, as well with the freedom of choice, Humans cannot be directly characterized as to being anywhere on the spectrum of Good and Evil.
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Post by mattaroni on Apr 9, 2010 14:59:02 GMT -5
How can you argue with that logic...
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Post by Skribbblie on Apr 25, 2010 15:21:34 GMT -5
*Clapping* Bravo. All correct answers! Well, depending on your point of view.
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