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Dash87

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7. Is the act of opposing evil an evil act in itself?

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Original post)

Fri Mar 15, 2013, 05:56 PM

Mar 2013

I guess that's the point. When you're fighting the enemy, will you eventually become that which you originally hated so dearly? Does fighting evil require betraying your own sensibilities of good?

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When good battles evil: [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 OP

I think we should recognize that evil comes from the observor, ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #1

Of necessity the observer is the arbiter discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #3

I did not mean to suggest thinking other people were evel was an evil act. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #11

IMHO discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #13

if it is evil to destroy then is it noble to survive? Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #2

"if it is evil to destroy" discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #4

depends on what is being destroyed - Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #5

Agreed discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #6

Is the act of opposing evil an evil act in itself? Dash87 Mar 2013 #7

You used the word "fighting" as in "when fighting the enemy". What does fighting mean in thatcontext rhett o rick Mar 2013 #8

Good point. You could say he did fight his enemies and win. Dash87 Mar 2013 #9

So maybe we dare conclude that if you fight your enemies maintaining your principles rhett o rick Mar 2013 #10

Individually you have to define what evil is and what it means to you ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #12

I consider evil to be... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #15

That's a broad definition ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #20

In the realm of the... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #21

Everything wears out over time. rrneck Mar 2013 #14

It is entropy that causes the wearing out. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #16

It might be argued rrneck Mar 2013 #17

Agreed discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #18

Some quotes on good vs. evil: discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #19