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Post by Kai on Aug 3, 2016 22:59:36 GMT
You're fine. I saw what you were up to. You're a lot like my son.  Good. Your son must be brilliant then. |
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Post by Caylus Ark on Aug 3, 2016 23:01:51 GMT
Doesn't it if something gets a thing out of it? Say, joy? I'd say no. The malicious act itself is likely not the thing which is eliciting joy. Rather, a deficiency in the thing itself is in some way being supplemented through the act. Thus the thing performing the act may just as easily obtain joy (or whatever its deficiency is) in another way which may not be harmful to someone or something else. For example, it is common for people with a psychological insecurity or lack of control to use or abuse other people in an attempt to satisfy the need for control over their own lives. They are not doing it to hurt someone else. They're doing it to help themselves. It just so happens that the method they are using is doing damage to another entity in the process. In fact, the negative consequences of such behavior often lead to more emotional problems which in turn cause the aggressor to attempt to gain even more control by committing similar acts. So these malicious acts can be said to be ultimately ineffective in their purpose. All of this suggests that the process is a sickness or dysfunction rather than actually "evil." But let's just say as a thought experiment that it wasn't supplanting anything else, it was just that evil for the sake of evil brought this person place or thing inexplicable glee. Let's say it was the abstract embodiment of evil for the sake of itself. |
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Post by Kai on Aug 3, 2016 23:09:05 GMT
I'd say no. The malicious act itself is likely not the thing which is eliciting joy. Rather, a deficiency in the thing itself is in some way being supplemented through the act. Thus the thing performing the act may just as easily obtain joy (or whatever its deficiency is) in another way which may not be harmful to someone or something else. For example, it is common for people with a psychological insecurity or lack of control to use or abuse other people in an attempt to satisfy the need for control over their own lives. They are not doing it to hurt someone else. They're doing it to help themselves. It just so happens that the method they are using is doing damage to another entity in the process. In fact, the negative consequences of such behavior often lead to more emotional problems which in turn cause the aggressor to attempt to gain even more control by committing similar acts. So these malicious acts can be said to be ultimately ineffective in their purpose. All of this suggests that the process is a sickness or dysfunction rather than actually "evil." But let's just say as a thought experiment that it wasn't supplanting anything else, it was just that evil for the sake of evil brought this person place or thing inexplicable glee. Let's say it was the abstract embodiment of evil for the sake of itself. Ok. So for argument's sake: If such a thing existed, it would be the best (and maybe the only) valid evidence I'd have ever seen that some conscious, higher creative force existed in the universe. What I mean is that such a thing is nonsensical. It does not adhere to any type of logic or reasonable structure. And the only things which create things that are nonsensical are things of higher intelligence. So if I ever saw it, I'd (for the first time) be inclined to ponder the existence of a god...a very mean and psychotic one. |
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Post by Caylus Ark on Aug 3, 2016 23:55:49 GMT
But let's just say as a thought experiment that it wasn't supplanting anything else, it was just that evil for the sake of evil brought this person place or thing inexplicable glee. Let's say it was the abstract embodiment of evil for the sake of itself. Ok. So for argument's sake: If such a thing existed, it would be the best (and maybe the only) valid evidence I'd have ever seen that some conscious, higher creative force existed in the universe. What I mean is that such a thing is nonsensical. It does not adhere to any type of logic or reasonable structure. And the only things which create things that are nonsensical are things of higher intelligence. So if I ever saw it, I'd (for the first time) be inclined to ponder the existence of a god...a very mean and psychotic one. LOL...that's a good answer. An interesting answer too. But what if such a thing already did exist and because you are a human who clings to logical necessity and justification of actions, you mispercieved it? |
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Post by River on Aug 4, 2016 0:10:08 GMT
You're fine. I saw what you were up to. You're a lot like my son. Good. Your son must be brilliant then. He absolutely is. All my children are |
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