TressesOfNephthys wrote:


On this one I would have to disagree, at least personally. I believe Man can be evil, and man can be good. Individually, not as a race of creatures. I believe we're all individuals, and what we do with that individuality defines us. We can choose to either help, or oppress. I think there are some truly evil people in life, and so there will be some truly evil people in death. But in this context of the word "Evil", I'm using it to denote a collection of actions and course these actions take.

So, maybe we do agree, but are just calling things by different names.

I agree. They do coexist. They're both delicate to some extent. But I believe in building on truth, that through which I have experienced, all while taking into consideration other people's truths. But in my heart I cannot entirely blame man. And yes I will test my own theory. You must, to see whether you lie to yourself or not.

Steven Matrix wrote:

Benedict de Spinoza states
“ 1. By good, I understand that which we certainly know is useful to us.
2. By evil, on the contrary I understand that which we certainly know hinders us from possessing anything that is good.”


According to M. Scott Peck, an evil person:
Is consistently self-deceiving, with the intent of avoiding guilt and maintaining a self-image of perfection
Deceives others as a consequence of their own self-deception
Projects his or her evils and sins onto very specific targets, scapegoating others while appearing normal with everyone else ("their insensitivity toward him was selective")
Commonly hates with the pretense of love, for the purposes of self-deception as much as deception of others
Abuses political (emotional) power ("the imposition of one's will upon others by overt or covert coercion")
Maintains a high level of respectability and lies incessantly in order to do so
Is consistent in his or her sins. Evil persons are characterized not so much by the magnitude of their sins, but by their consistency (of destructiveness)
Is unable to think from the viewpoint of their victim
Has a covert intolerance to criticism and other forms of narcissistic injury
"The soul of man is immortal and imperishable."

Lindsay1121 wrote:


First off, I wrote that, not ChannelPirate. This is the Ghosts & Haunts COMMUNITY, not the Ghosts & Haunts We All Believe One Thing. We tend to agree to disagree here. That's what good discussions are...people putting their beliefs on the table and you can either choose to understand or to not. After 30 years of life I have learned not to give a flying f--- what other people think I should think. Please also learn to read--I didn't call everyone delusional. And trust me, I'm not going anywhere.