Human beings are evil. Just know that anyone who has anger is evil. In knowing that, you’re protected; they will try to hurt you, to get a thrill.
The world is being set up to get worse. You can overcome the world, and not be affected by it.
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But God is supposed to also have anger, so God is evil? I imagine the refrain of "Just Anger" or "Holy Wrath" would be the immediate defense, but that's just special pleading.
And people being angry with you or annoyed at you for being a smug self-righteous ass doesn't make them evil.
Human beings are evil.
As much as I like to agree, I don’t. Humans are not inherentily evil. We’re flawed, and stupid, yes, but for every evil human there are good ones too.
And for as much as a misanthrope as some assholes can make me, I don’t think that harming good people is worth it just to get back at evil people.
Just know that anyone who has anger is evil.
Anger is just an emotion, and emotions are not inherently evil or good. It’s how we choose to act upon them. I mean, anger can harm, yes, but it can also give one the strength to face adversity. Anger/Hate and Love are both some of the most powerful emotions there are, and both can help people get through a LOT of pain.
FYI, I also do not consider prejudice or bigotry the same as genuine anger/hate. Prejudice and bigotry are born out of irrational fears, not exprienced pain. To quote the Red Lanterns from DC comics: “The most powerful hate is not born out of ignorance or prejudice or a perceived threat. Those three are fear in disguise. The fury that fuels my corps ignites from personal pain. Those whose lives were ravaged by greed, lust and control wield the crimson light. The rings replaced our damaged hearts. They beat for them. And they keep us alive only to hate. But at least we live.”
@Timjer #177261
Besides, if all humans have evil in them, then that kind of defeats the point. Like, what was the author trying to suggest, other then misanthropically pointing out the failures of our easily-corruptable, impulse-controlled selves.
@TFAltHist #177264
I think it’s what most Fundies tend to do; shift the blame so they don’t have to take responsibility. “It’s God’s plan” or “The Devil made me do it” or “Sin tempted me” or in this case “It’s my nature I can’t help it”.
It’s the biggest reason why I dislike religious beliefs, the fact that most adherents always use it as an excuse to not actually have to improve themselves and society. Ironically, a combination of Sloth and Pride; two Sins that those same religious beliefs tend to warn against. It’s also why I think that religious fundamentalism is inherently MUCH more Nihilistic than Atheism is, contrary to their own claims.
The police can check a certain individual’s HDs if they so wish: they’d probably compliment the owner for the collection of Bettie Page pics therein: a woman in her thirties . Then some… thing reduced to making a partition with a Linux install so as to get around a Covenant Eyes software monitoring system, and for a good reason: the owner had downloaded what was considered to be among the worst child abuse videos in existence. Now, one of the above is currently doing a twelve-stretch in the can for possessing child pornography: and once out will be on the Sex Offenders Registry in perpetuity with public image utterly destroyed, the other free as a bird without a criminal record for so much as spitting on the pavement: able to leave their home without anyone so much as looking at them funny, and returning with public image intact & unblemished.
The ‘Saved’ right-wing Fundamental ist Christain Josh Buggar. Then there’s yours truly: an Atheist. Question:
Which of the above is the more evil, Jessie…?!
@Anon-e-moose #177269
Same here. While I also admittedly have a decent folder on my PC with tasteful images of some of my favorite models, as well as plenty of erotic fanart of various fictional characters, it’s hardly anything that police forensics or PC technicians haven’t seen before. At least, I think, as I’m not speaking from experience mind you. It all may not be anything I’m exhibiting openly on my desktop screen, sure, but at least it’s nowhere near illegal or immoral.
“Human beings are evil. Just know that anyone who has anger is evil.”
So, i can see where you’re coming from on the first line. Or i thought i did. Humans are capable of some impressive crimes.
But then you drop the threshold for ‘evil’ all the way down to ‘having anger.’
So, the rich are exploiting the poor, and i’m evil to find it angersome.
Um….no.
Less Pee Jeternose: “Human beings are live. Just know that anyone who has anger is live. In protecting that, you’re now ET; they will dry you to hurt, to get a drill. The world is being up to get set slower. You can overcome the fat word, and not be the feck by it.”
Any source of "evil" could only be human yes. Of course, many people frivolously label things as evil or try to obstruct doing what is right with arguments. Or to justify actual unethical acts. This reminds me of:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66934838
So here it seems that like in North Korea or Iran, in Russia now, a leader should dictate what is "moral" for everyone. And Barbies are evil, but being responsible for many deaths is not.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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