RE: Was Hitler objectively bad?
September 17, 2010 at 7:19 pm
(This post was last modified: September 17, 2010 at 7:19 pm by Entropist.)
In some sort of objective, absolute, metaphysical sense? No. Nothing is inherently "good" or "evil."
He was good for dogs (oddly, he deeply loved animals). He was good for many businesses (war is always good for business).
But he was bad for human beings in general, caused a great deal of suffering (an understatement to be sure). That's good enough reason to be opposed to tyrants like Hitler-- there's no need to stray into metaphysics.
And so I can't answer the poll with the options provided here.
He was good for dogs (oddly, he deeply loved animals). He was good for many businesses (war is always good for business).
But he was bad for human beings in general, caused a great deal of suffering (an understatement to be sure). That's good enough reason to be opposed to tyrants like Hitler-- there's no need to stray into metaphysics.
And so I can't answer the poll with the options provided here.
“Society is not a disease, it is a disaster. What a stupid miracle that one can live in it.” ~ E.M. Cioran