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You sound like a moral relativist. This is what evil is not: Evil is not in the mind of the individual to be discussed and appeased and put away in the attic.

Evil is tearing apart babies in abbatoirs. Evil is sending millions of humans to the gulags. Evil is rounding up millions in death camps.

Evil is NOT killing a Nazi or Commie or Turk or murderer of human children.

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Evil is in the minds of those convinced they know absolute truth, whether their personal truth or their personal interpretation of God's will. Always has been, always will be. That is why religion places such emphasis on humility.

You are not God. You don't know God's will with absolute certainty. All you know is that he said “thou shalt not kill.” The question someone else asked you is pertinent—are you willing to go kill abortion doctors? Yes or no. If the answer is no, that's because at some level you know you don't have the moral right to make that decision yourself. The only alternative assumptions available are insulting, so I will forego accusing you of them.

I have killed people. It's a vile act. I did it on a battlefield for my country; maybe that makes it okay, maybe it doesn't. Guess I won't be in any position to say until I'm six feet under. But having looked into the eyes of my enemy as they faded out in time with some truly awful sounds, I know one thing. Anyone who can walk up to a defenseless human being, assume they are God and fire a bullet into that person point blank is the very last definition of a hero morally decent people will accept.

Evil is tearing apart babies in abbatoirs. Evil is sending millions of humans to the gulags. Evil is rounding up millions in death camps.

Evil is NOT killing a Nazi or Commie or Turk or murderer of human children.

So using your logic, the killing of an abortionist is one of the best things that one can do. How many have you killed? How many children have you saved?

Evil is tearing apart babies in abbatoirs. Evil is sending millions of humans to the gulags. Evil is rounding up millions in death camps.

Evil is NOT killing a Nazi or Commie or Turk or murderer of human children.

So using your logic, the killing of an abortionist is one of the best things that one can do. How many have you killed? How many children have you saved?