Comments on: Understanding Evil http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/understanding-evil/ Fighting a never ending battle... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:04:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Leila Parker » Blog Archive » Benazir Bhutto Dead http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/understanding-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-39223 Leila Parker » Blog Archive » Benazir Bhutto Dead Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:02:45 +0000 http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/understanding-evil/#comment-39223 [...] Understanding Evil: [...] [...] Understanding Evil: [...]

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]]> By: Rosemary's Thoughts http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/understanding-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-38292 Rosemary's Thoughts Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:35:17 +0000 http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/understanding-evil/#comment-38292 <strong>Christmas Time...</strong> Oh my, what an oxymoron! Christmas time is a time when everyone is supposed to celebrate the birth of our LORD and Saviour, yet behind the scenes there is much work to be done. Yes, the cooking, the shopping, the cleaning of the clothes to wear ...... Christmas Time…

Oh my, what an oxymoron! Christmas time is a time when everyone is supposed to celebrate the birth of our LORD and Saviour, yet behind the scenes there is much work to be done. Yes, the cooking, the shopping, the cleaning of the clothes to wear ……

]]> By: Steltek http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/understanding-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-38248 Steltek Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:23:23 +0000 http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/understanding-evil/#comment-38248 In fairness, that Smith quote was taken out of context, and Smith is <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,318219,00.html" rel="nofollow">outraged by it.</a> And in fact, it's very important to recognize that most of the really dangerous, evil people in the world think they are doing good. Even Bin Ladin probably starts his day thanking Allah for the blessed slaughter of the infidels, as opposed to twirling his mustache and laughing uproariously about how great it is to be so evil. The reason it's important to recognize this is because evil isn't always so easy to spot. It's the mistaken idea that having <i>ostensibly</i> good intentions means you can't be evil that accounts for a lot of the moral equivalence nonsense we see so much of. Just because someone can justify their actions to themselves doesn't mean they're justified. In fairness, that Smith quote was taken out of context, and Smith is outraged by it. And in fact, it’s very important to recognize that most of the really dangerous, evil people in the world think they are doing good. Even Bin Ladin probably starts his day thanking Allah for the blessed slaughter of the infidels, as opposed to twirling his mustache and laughing uproariously about how great it is to be so evil. The reason it’s important to recognize this is because evil isn’t always so easy to spot. It’s the mistaken idea that having ostensibly good intentions means you can’t be evil that accounts for a lot of the moral equivalence nonsense we see so much of. Just because someone can justify their actions to themselves doesn’t mean they’re justified.

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