tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post7891438941790258410..comments2024-01-22T10:00:14.762-05:00Comments on Not Another Wave: Is a Terrorist Evil?Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15249287420418816844noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-78258605164492467502013-05-21T17:30:27.668-04:002013-05-21T17:30:27.668-04:00Carl, the lengthy explanation it takes for you to ...Carl, the lengthy explanation it takes for you to explain how your view of evil differs from mine makes it clear that our views on the matter do, in fact, differ. <br /><br />So that's fine. We're using the same word in some different ways.<br /><br />The area where I hope we still agree is that even someone you'd classify as "evil" is human and experiences pain and Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13794894633747852280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-23252190438868058962013-04-24T08:23:12.099-04:002013-04-24T08:23:12.099-04:00Nope. We're not defining evil differently here...Nope. We're not defining evil differently here, we're defining PURE evil differently. <br /><br />He was evil. But you are correct, he wasn't denying-the-light-saying-&*!#$^-you-to-God's-face-raping-babies-running-kittens-over-with-a-lawnmower evil (or whatever you think is the purest form of evil). He was just CJChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681054542075975251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-6832594539320036512013-04-20T15:22:21.682-04:002013-04-20T15:22:21.682-04:00Jenny, exactly - the fact that someone's been ...Jenny, exactly - the fact that someone's been identified as a suspect really shouldn't lead us to assume they're guilty. In this case, I do think he's made himself look extra guilty by throwing pressure-cooker bombs at police officers instead of just fleeing. But yes, there might a lot more to the story that we don't know yet. <br /><br />Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13794894633747852280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-36201297030566269792013-04-20T15:17:29.987-04:002013-04-20T15:17:29.987-04:00Carl, we might be defining 'evil' differen...Carl, we might be defining 'evil' differently here, and I don't disagree for an instant that his actions were evil. But to me, someone who is actually evil would have to understand that God condemned their actions and would have to delight in the suffering of people whom they recognized as innocent. <br /><br />Chances are this man didn't set off the bomb just for the sake of Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13794894633747852280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-72220267101724032522013-04-20T14:20:58.622-04:002013-04-20T14:20:58.622-04:00I think you're completely right, Emily. We oft...I think you're completely right, Emily. We often have a hard time separating acts from the people who perform them. If the courts can prove that he was in fact one of the people who committed this act, then our justice system will try to deal him justly, but too often we assume that because the FBI has identified someone as the culprit, that the FBI must be 100% correct and we applaud the Jenny B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09330719020546039129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-33479153119802206612013-04-20T08:59:49.546-04:002013-04-20T08:59:49.546-04:00You ask "is he evil" and then say, "...You ask "is he evil" and then say, "no, he's not pure evil." <br /><br />I would agree that he's not PURE evil, because I don't think any human is PURE evil. <br /><br />But he's still evil. Period. Anybody who drops bombs into a crowd of innocent bystanders certainly qualifies as evil. Coming close to as pure evil as humans can get, I'd even wager. But yesCJChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681054542075975251noreply@blogger.com