Of evil...

[mysteryfigurex]

I have a question for all of you.

How would you define the word, "Evil"?

Answer however you want, be as specific or as vague as you like. All I care about is that, if your eyes have seen that question I have just posed, you take a moment to answer. And please, unless the definitions provided by sites such as Wikipedia or Dictionary.com are

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[amethest]

When I was in high school, I took my first class in psychology. One of the units we did was on lobotomizing people to fix various things. After we'd studied that for a bit, and watched, "One flew over the coocoo's nest", the teacher asked us to get into groups to discuss the topic, "Were the doctors who invented/administered these techniques evil

[mysteryfigurex]

I ask because I'm curious. My answer? Simple.

To me, the word 'Evil' is synonymous with 'Selfish'.

[queenofnothing]

i'm not sure i believe in evil
i believe in wrong and bad and cruel
but not evil
evil to me is a religious word

[tearn]

That all depends on what type of evil your talking about ;)

[pepsicolagurl]

Aw, shit. Personal definitions. Here we go again (btw, this is totally written while I'm still drunk, so take that for what you will

[fiery_roses]

Haven't we done this one before?

Anyway, evil is something the devil is/would do, if such a being existed.

[pepsicolagurl]

The one before was "monster".

[fiery_roses]

Ah, thanks.