THE CONCEPT OF EVIL

[athgarvan]

I've been reflecting on what we call 'evil'. We hear and speak so much about it. Is there such a thing? Is it something real? Often when we hear the term 'evil' images spring to mind of horrible events and atrocities such as war, murder, rape, genocide and torture enacted by sinister characters. Should we simply abandon it altogether and stick with

Comments

[seaivy]

that isn't a symbol of the evil eye
it's a protective symbolic eye
it's known as the eye of wisdom or eye of god
it is used as a masonic symbol
a version of it is on the USA one dollar bill
the most popular of the protective eye are the blue Greek ones
(they can be very pretty and decorative)

the use of a talisman to protect is almost universal
the world is a scary place
having power on your side feels good
probably the most popular christian one
is the St Christopher medal

evil is sometimes defined as the absence of good
the more we know of the complexity of human motives
and social conditions that seem to create "evil"
the harder it is to make a simple definition
except maybe absence

[seaivy]

i went to a Greek Festival today
Blue Greek Eyes everywhere
i thought of you!

[marycatelli]

Evil is the sacrifice of a greater good to a lesser good.

[athgarvan]

Thank you for the clarification. There are so many images of it. If God sees it, I'm sure he will over-look it!!

[seaivy]

lol
an eye for an eye
all are good in his eyes : )

[athgarvan]

"a lesser God"? Can there be such?