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To: Kaslin

Some of these examples may qualify as evil, but a lot of them are simply morally wrong. To classify relatively trival moral lapses like being an online troll as “evil” diminishes and trivalizes what true evil is.


3 posted on 04/14/2009 4:55:00 AM PDT by Hugin (GSA! (Goodbye sweet America))
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To: Hugin

Most of these are approved by the Democratic party


4 posted on 04/14/2009 4:56:44 AM PDT by NewCenturions
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To: Hugin

An example of true evil: breaking a bank of a country to make billions, and then later leveraging that ill-gained wealth and political acornery to break an even bigger country


7 posted on 04/14/2009 4:58:43 AM PDT by C210N (The television has mounted the most serious assault on Republicanism since Das Kapital.)
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To: Hugin
Some of these examples may qualify as evil, but a lot of them are simply morally wrong. To classify relatively trival moral lapses like being an online troll as “evil” diminishes and trivalizes what true evil is.

And the difference is....? Immorality is evil in all of its decadence. It's all about following Satan's siren call.

8 posted on 04/14/2009 5:00:47 AM PDT by Desdemona (Tolerance of grave evil is NOT a Christian virtue. http://www.thekingsmen.us/)
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To: Hugin
To classify relatively trival moral lapses like being an online troll as “evil” diminishes and trivalizes what true evil is.

The face of true evil

10 posted on 04/14/2009 5:03:58 AM PDT by ZOOKER ( Exploring the fine line between cynicism and outright depression)
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To: Hugin

I thoroughly agree.


13 posted on 04/14/2009 5:08:23 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Hugin

There may be gradations of evil, but it IS evil nevertheless. I think these things are evil. A moral wrong might be something like knowing your mom is alone (a widow) and knowing that you should call her up and/or visit but you are so busy you keep procrastinating. THAT is a moral wrong.

There is a difference b/t things like that and thinks like the author listed. Huge differences.

I don’t think his article trivializes anything.


18 posted on 04/14/2009 5:23:37 AM PDT by Paved Paradise
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