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| '''''Evil''''' is a very old term for describing that which is morally bad, corrupt, wantonly destructive, selfish, and wicked. It is one half of the ] of ] and evil expressed, in some form or another, by all known cultures. By its implication it describes a hierarchy of ] standards with regard to human behaviour; evil being the least desired, while ] is the most praised. In a casual or derogatory use, the word "evil" can characterize people and behaviours that are painful, ruinous, or disastrous. | |||
| A similar term is ''']'''; a ] may be considered '''malicious''. | |||
| In longstanding religious traditions, "evil" is widely considered to be a ]; that ] and its ] are "governed" by an innate benevolence, and behaviour that directly contradicts "good nature" is not understandable in moral and reasoning terms. "Evil" characterises and describes aspects of human beings that is deviant from the social, loving, righteous, natures within that lead to social strength, through love, and continuing survival. In the forms of malice and selfishness, evil represents the socially-weakening and destructive behaviours that lead directly to a ''fruitless life'' and ]. | |||
| Views on how good and evil are defined lie between two extremes. "]" holds that good and evil are fixed concepts established by ], nature, or some other authority. ] holds that standards of good and evil are only products of local culture, custom, or prejudice. ] is a recent humanist term to find a compromise between the unattainable absolutist sense of morality, and the unauthoritative relativist view. | |||
| Regardless of the source of their definitions, all human cultures have an innate set of "natural beliefs" about what things are evil. Natural evils generally include accidental death, disease, and other misfortunes. Moral evils generally include violence toward others (though perhaps not to "outsiders" of the group), and deceitfulness. The ]'s definition of evil is: "Taking advantage of another person for one's own benefit." | |||
| The ]s, as well as others, are largely centered around the concepts of good and evil, and this has lead to much religious debate. Many cultures and mythologies personify evil, such as with ] in ]. Others describe evil ]s or ]s as the inciters of acts. | |||
| Many cultures recognize many levels of immoral behavior, from minor vices to major crimes. These beliefs are often encoded into the ]s of a society, with methods of judgment and punishment for offenses. | |||
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| As used by ]s, '''evil''' implies that some system, program, person, or institution is sufficiently maldesigned as to be not worth the bother of dealing with. Unlike the adjectives in the ]/]/] series, ''evil'' does not imply incompetence or bad design, but rather a set of goals or design criteria fatally incompatible with the speaker's. This usage is more an esthetic and engineering judgment than a moral one in the mainstream sense. "We thought about adding a ] interface but decided it was too evil to deal with." "] is neat, but it can be pretty evil if you're prone to typos." Often pronounced with the first syllable lengthened, as /eeee'vil/. Compare ]. | |||
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EVIL IS EVIL!! i dont like it!