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Evil and suffering.

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Evil and suffering.
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RE: Evil and suffering.
March 13, 2014 at 2:10 pm
(March 13, 2014 at 8:44 am)bennyboy Wrote:
(March 13, 2014 at 7:27 am)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: To add to what Alex said, evil (at least as I define it) is merely one of two other categories all intentions and actions of self-aware beings necessarily fall into; the other two are good and neutral.
You forgot chaotic and lawful.

True but broadly speaking I'd say those fall under either "good," "evil," (more correctly, "bad" or "harmful") or "neutral."
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Evil and suffering.

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Evil and suffering. - by tor - March 13, 2014 at 6:38 am
RE: Evil and suffering. - by paulpablo - March 13, 2014 at 6:48 am
RE: Evil and suffering. - by truthBtold - March 13, 2014 at 6:52 am
RE: Evil and suffering. - by Alex K - March 13, 2014 at 7:12 am
RE: Evil and suffering. - by Mudhammam - March 13, 2014 at 7:27 am
RE: Evil and suffering. - by bennyboy - March 13, 2014 at 8:44 am
RE: Evil and suffering. - by Mudhammam - March 13, 2014 at 2:10 pm
RE: Evil and suffering. - by bennyboy - March 14, 2014 at 7:21 am
RE: Evil and suffering. - by Alex K - March 14, 2014 at 7:40 am
RE: Evil and suffering. - by bennyboy - March 15, 2014 at 1:48 am
RE: Evil and suffering. - by pocaracas - March 13, 2014 at 9:47 am
RE: Evil and suffering. - by Minimalist - March 13, 2014 at 1:28 pm
RE: Evil and suffering. - by Napoléon - March 13, 2014 at 2:17 pm
RE: Evil and suffering. - by My imaginary friend is GOD - March 13, 2014 at 2:20 pm
RE: Evil and suffering. - by truthBtold - March 13, 2014 at 2:21 pm
RE: Evil and suffering. - by Zen Badger - March 14, 2014 at 8:43 am
RE: Evil and suffering. - by Mudhammam - March 14, 2014 at 1:16 pm
RE: Evil and suffering. - by Ryantology - March 14, 2014 at 2:43 pm
RE: Evil and suffering. - by Cato - March 15, 2014 at 1:57 am
RE: Evil and suffering. - by Bob Kelso - March 15, 2014 at 3:05 am
RE: Evil and suffering. - by Rabb Allah - March 20, 2014 at 1:46 am
RE: Evil and suffering. - by Phatt Matt s - March 23, 2014 at 7:18 pm
RE: Evil and suffering. - by tor - March 23, 2014 at 7:19 pm
RE: Evil and suffering. - by Phatt Matt s - March 23, 2014 at 7:28 pm
RE: Evil and suffering. - by Mudhammam - March 23, 2014 at 11:12 pm
RE: Evil and suffering. - by tor - March 23, 2014 at 11:17 pm
RE: Evil and suffering. - by Mudhammam - March 23, 2014 at 11:21 pm
RE: Evil and suffering. - by My imaginary friend is GOD - March 23, 2014 at 11:20 pm

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