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On Evil
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RE: On Evil
Quote:evil
e⋅vil
  /ˈivəl/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ee-vuhl] Show IPA
–adjective
1. morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked: evil deeds; an evil life.
2. harmful; injurious: evil laws.
3. characterized or accompanied by misfortune or suffering; unfortunate; disastrous: to be fallen on evil days.
4. due to actual or imputed bad conduct or character: an evil reputation.
5. marked by anger, irritability, irascibility, etc.: He is known for his evil disposition.
–noun
6. that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct: to choose the lesser of two evils.
7. the force in nature that governs and gives rise to wickedness and sin.
8. the wicked or immoral part of someone or something: The evil in his nature has destroyed the good.
9. harm; mischief; misfortune: to wish one evil.
10. anything causing injury or harm: Tobacco is considered by some to be an evil.
11. a harmful aspect, effect, or consequence: the evils of alcohol.
12. a disease, as king's evil.
–adverb
13. in an evil manner; badly; ill: It went evil with him.
—Idiom
14. the evil one, the devil; Satan.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME evel, evil, OE yfel; c. Goth ubils, OHG ubil, G übel, OFris, MD evel

Given this definition, I would say that evil does infact exist.

We could start with the priests and nuns and burn the bibles.
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On Evil - by dagda - May 24, 2009 at 9:28 am
RE: On Evil - by lrh9 - May 24, 2009 at 9:39 am
RE: On Evil - by Kyuuketsuki - May 24, 2009 at 10:54 am
RE: On Evil - by Edwardo Piet - May 24, 2009 at 11:39 am
RE: On Evil - by dagda - May 24, 2009 at 12:45 pm
RE: On Evil - by Kyuuketsuki - May 25, 2009 at 4:36 am
RE: On Evil - by Edwardo Piet - May 25, 2009 at 9:57 am
RE: On Evil - by Edwardo Piet - May 24, 2009 at 1:13 pm
RE: On Evil - by LEDO - May 25, 2009 at 8:00 am
RE: On Evil - by Tiberius - May 25, 2009 at 8:41 am
RE: On Evil - by dagda - May 26, 2009 at 5:45 am
RE: On Evil - by Giff - May 26, 2009 at 8:11 am
RE: On Evil - by Kyuuketsuki - May 26, 2009 at 5:21 pm
RE: On Evil - by Giff - May 27, 2009 at 3:55 am
RE: On Evil - by Edwardo Piet - May 26, 2009 at 5:25 pm
RE: On Evil - by dagda - May 27, 2009 at 1:13 pm
RE: On Evil - by Edwardo Piet - May 27, 2009 at 7:44 pm
RE: On Evil - by dagda - May 30, 2009 at 10:18 am
RE: On Evil - by Samson - May 26, 2009 at 5:38 pm
RE: On Evil - by Edwardo Piet - May 26, 2009 at 5:45 pm
RE: On Evil - by Samson - May 26, 2009 at 5:52 pm
RE: On Evil - by Edwardo Piet - May 26, 2009 at 6:52 pm
RE: On Evil - by Samson - May 26, 2009 at 9:30 pm
RE: On Evil - by leo-rcc - May 27, 2009 at 3:33 am
RE: On Evil - by Edwardo Piet - May 27, 2009 at 10:20 am
RE: On Evil - by Samson - May 27, 2009 at 1:49 pm
RE: On Evil - by leo-rcc - May 27, 2009 at 5:08 pm
RE: On Evil - by Kyuuketsuki - May 28, 2009 at 3:17 pm
RE: On Evil - by Kyuuketsuki - May 27, 2009 at 2:54 pm
RE: On Evil - by padraic - May 27, 2009 at 10:18 pm
RE: On Evil - by Samson - May 28, 2009 at 1:32 pm
RE: On Evil - by leo-rcc - May 28, 2009 at 4:25 pm
RE: On Evil - by Kyuuketsuki - May 28, 2009 at 5:09 pm
RE: On Evil - by Edwardo Piet - May 28, 2009 at 5:49 pm
RE: On Evil - by Samson - May 28, 2009 at 9:30 pm
RE: On Evil - by Darwinian - May 30, 2009 at 10:21 am
RE: On Evil - by Edwardo Piet - May 30, 2009 at 10:47 am
RE: On Evil - by g-mark - May 31, 2009 at 10:17 am
RE: On Evil - by Kyuuketsuki - May 31, 2009 at 12:35 pm
RE: On Evil - by g-mark - May 31, 2009 at 1:05 pm
RE: On Evil - by Edwardo Piet - May 31, 2009 at 12:40 pm

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