If there is no God, is there such a thing as evil?

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Originally Posted by theblake

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This is just me thinking out loud here, but I think even if there is no God, there still is evil and to a lesser extent, good.

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If there is no God, what is the logical basis for defining what is good & evil?

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There is no 'evil'. There is really really bad people. With no conscience. Called psychopaths. If they're not CEO's then they're cutting up people for snacks. Or maybe both. And it's kinda funny you looking for a 'logical basis' when talkin' 'bout the supernatural.

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Originally Posted by 999969999

This is just me thinking out loud here, but I think even if there is no God, there still is evil and to a lesser extent, good.

I'm going to define evil as the forces of entropy, chaos, disease, death, and decay. And "good" as any effort to thwart them.

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Entropy, chaos, disease, death and decay are no more 'evil' than a singularity. AAMOF there is no such thing as 'evil'. Unless you're religious. Then anything you can imagine is possible.

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Originally Posted by sci

AAMOF there is no such thing as 'evil'. Unless you're religious.

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No I'm pretty certain the usage of unnecessary and wank acronyms is evil.

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Originally Posted by sci

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Originally Posted by theblake

If there is no God, what is the logical basis for defining what is good & evil?

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There is no 'evil'. There is really really bad people. With no conscience. Called psychopaths. If they're not CEO's then they're cutting up people for snacks. Or maybe both. And it's kinda funny you looking for a 'logical basis' when talkin' 'bout the supernatural.

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I'm a psychopath. Would you say I'm a really really bad person?

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Originally Posted by sci

If there is no God, what is the logical basis for defining what is good & evil?

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I though Hume and/or Kant had this one all sewn up a couple hundred years ago?

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Originally Posted by mjmacky

I'm a psychopath. Would you say I'm a really really bad person?

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Nah. You seem pretty cogent. If you aren't joking I bet it took a few years after realizing you were different to cultivate your mask and mimic proper responses. There seems to be an inherent nobility in self-actualization like that.

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Originally Posted by mjmacky

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Originally Posted by sci

There is no 'evil'. There is really really bad people. With no conscience. Called psychopaths. If they're not CEO's then they're cutting up people for snacks. Or maybe both. And it's kinda funny you looking for a 'logical basis' when talkin' 'bout the supernatural.

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I'm a psychopath. Would you say I'm a really really bad person?

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You may be a psychopath, but you are OUR psychopath. Fuck the rest. In fact, kill sci ,macky -UGLY. :mellow:

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Originally Posted by megabyteme

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Originally Posted by mjmacky

I'm a psychopath. Would you say I'm a really really bad person?

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You may be a psychopath, but you are OUR psychopath. Fuck the rest. In fact, kill sci ,macky -UGLY. :mellow:

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He could be the FST version of Dexter. He's already got a pretty good storyline. Now all he needs is some catchy theme music. :yup:

It depends on something we will likely never know. Does anything, including our existence, matter? If no then there is no evil. If yes then there must be some force deciding what is what. Eighter way evil/good is just philosophical labels describing reactions and have no inherent property in any thing or action. It's a human construct and proves to me our poor primal thinking in consepts. The universe don't give a flying monkey fuck.

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Originally Posted by Speedo

The universe don't give a flying monkey fuck.

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Well said, you make what you can from the limited time you have.

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Originally Posted by Gribley

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Originally Posted by Speedo

The universe don't give a flying monkey fuck.

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Well said, you make what you can from the limited time you have.

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That's sort of irreverent, considering Speedo is dead having been struck by lightning shortly after posting that.