Then it’s the physical infliction of hypocrisy, and not simply holding others to standards by which you don’t abide.
Would, then, one who is spellbound by negativity and self-hatred yet extols to others the virtue of fostering a positive self image be evil? Where factors the outcome of said infliction in the matter, if anywhere?
Are you sure about that?
‘Evil’ is what comes to destroy you whenever you try to defend yourself.
The question of rationality comes down to destroying those “meat jelly” bags in order to discontinue phone usage and to what purpose? Irrationality can be defined as “without purpose.”
This is the best definition I’ve heard so far in life.
Thank you. I started to reply with an in-depth thought and decided I don’t have the energy… so I dumbed it down to the simplest idea.
Interesting you put these in the order you did. The person desires a positive self image. Lacking one does not make them evil. If they were inflicting a negative one on others, then yes that would be evil in this case, but you have them doing the opposite.
That’s a good thing. A refinement process like the one that turns crude oil into high-octane fuel.
By simplifying it to that degree, you ensured it applies to everyone.
I think everyone who considers something evil feels that way because that thing comes to destroy them when they try to defend themselves.
That’s certainly why I feel the way I do about Christian Conservatives. That’s likely why many of them feel the same way about me. It’s why I’d consider the cops “evil,” and why other people would consider criminals “evil.”
It all comes down to being an antagonist. “Evil” is whatever antagonizes you. It differs from person-to-person, but those are the things we apply the term to.
Shreddimus is our resident Horde Philosopher and in recognition thereof is awarded the coveted three-piggeh salute… 
In others. They hate themselves, they recognize it as being inconducive to healthy living, but they don’t want others to hold the same belief hence they advocate thereagainst all the while knowing it makes them a hypocrite.
In a sentence, they’re pushing others to believe in themselves while God above couldn’t make them do the same.
Then the hypocrisy must be negative, in which case this statement:
I reckon is false.
“Evil” is whatever keeps me reading this useless, troll-filled forum.
/laughs in totally understand…
That is tragedy not evil.
I have no idea exactly what you are trying to get across here. That the other person desires to be loathed, but is not getting that treatment? Or are you trying to recycle the self loathing part? If the person desires to be self loathing it is still not evil to try and persuade them otherwise, particularly if the persuader thinks they are helping. I’m pretty sure this isn’t something that can be forced.
I think you’re trying to skip past this point if I’m understanding you right.
That just because an act takes place between two consenting adults doesn’t necessarily mean it can’t be evil according to an entirely separate example I have yet to espouse, one with which I admit I should have lead instead of asking your certitude.
So, we have to hand two consenting adults. They’ve talked things out at great length and come to complete agreement on the terms of what they’re about to do between themselves, and made sure it will involve no one else but themselves. Then comes the act which, according to your statement, definitely can’t be evil because it is taking place between two consenting adults.
One kills the other, cooks them and eats them. They were both extreme vorarephiles.
Hopefully there were fava beans involved.
“Evil is like a box of chocolates, you just never know when it’s going to bite you in the tookas”.
What causes me or those I love or care about pain, grief or anger.
Only if it wasn’t based on reality,that has to be integrated by a physical means in order to be considered evil .
Disobedience / rebellion towards God
God defines good and evil throughout His word and He also put it in your conscience
Without God in the equation we become our own God and define morality for ourselves,
which simply means what is evil for me might be good for you and good for you might be evil for me and there is no way to judge right from wrong by any standard apart from
one that is on shifting sand.
“No one should complain if I torture people because there is no right and wrong and I wanted to do it” is such a ‘I should be on a watchlist’ take.