So, if evil does not exist, what are such things as The Great Leap Forward in which hundreds of thousands if not millions died? I think to say evil does not exist in the human condition is a great cop-out. certain groups tend to think humans are decent and reasonable. Evil actions throughout history get in the way of this absurd notion hence they try and downgrade these actions or, worse, find some bogeyman to blame them on e.g. some element foreign to human progressive thought has taken hold of human sensibility hence these evil acts are counter to human nature.
'do not think the cause of evil is desire either. Because one can desire things that one shouldn't but still have the discipline to not carry out those desires.'
I agree with you partly. I think any person with desires will act on those desires eventually. However, we must have the self-control to act out these desires in moderation. In this way, they can not build up to an evil act (I did say desire is the root cause of all evil, not that all desires are evil).
'do not think the cause of evil is desire either. Because one can desire things that one shouldn't but still have the discipline to not carry out those desires.'
I agree with you partly. I think any person with desires will act on those desires eventually. However, we must have the self-control to act out these desires in moderation. In this way, they can not build up to an evil act (I did say desire is the root cause of all evil, not that all desires are evil).
