Grammar Geek wrote:
I don't believe in the concept of a devil, but I also don't believe evil exists in general. I feel that mentally competent people always have a reason for what they are doing, and many people who have done things like commit murder have done it because they had mental problems or legitimately thought what they were doing was the right thing, such as ISIS believing the world needs to convert to Islam or Hitler believing the world needed to get rid of Jews, homosexuals, gypsies, etc. in order to make it a better place. I think we can all agree these were misguided ideas, but when I think of "evil," I think of perfectly healthy people doing awful things just for the hell of it, and I don't think those people exist.
The problem with the word "evil" is that it's a label that religious leaders as well as governors use for propaganda against a minority or a group of people just so they can have an edge when it comes to controlling the masses. Take for instance when the homosexuals were considered to be unnatural, abominations, inhuman and, as you would've guessed, evil by the majority of the Christian churches. It is very clear that the Christian church is creating propaganda against the homosexuals for the sake of religious fanaticism by using words like "evil". The word "evil" by its nature refers to someone whose moral code is wrong, wicked and twisted. Of course this depends on the perspective of each individual; what is good to me might be evil to the Muslims over at the middle east.

I hoped this helped clarify your judgement of what you think of as "evil"
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