(May 6, 2023 at 6:51 pm)Astreja Wrote: My definition of evil: Deliberately causing pain and suffering to a sentient being.
(May 6, 2023 at 7:35 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I would amend that slightly to, ‘Deliberately causing needless pain and suffering to a sentient being.’ For example, jabbing a child with a sharp metal object is evil if it’s done for shits and giggles. Jabbing that same child with a sharp metal object in the process of administering a tetanus vaccine, not so much.
Boru
Good point; I concur that sometimes pain is unavoidable when trying to help someone.
Causing pain for shits and giggles is definitely the style of the Biblical god, though.