Evil Philosophy
Everything has its opposite; dark verses light, young verses old, dead verses alive and good verses evil. If one is unknown, then the opposite would not exist, meaning neither can survive without the other. Therefore, we conclude, that the opposite of good is evil. Crimes, murders, raping, theft, and many others, are examples of evil doings by people. How can two extremes be present in the world at the same time? In an instant, a person can be saving a stranger’s life, and in the other someone can be taking a life. How do we explain this? Are we born evil, inheriting sin? Or are we born vulnerable to the world knowing nothing except good and learn evil doing?
This debate has been present for a very long time. Traveling back in time to the Enlightenment in the 17th Century, philosopher John Locke made a huge impact during his time and left many intellectuals still skeptical regarding the issue. Defying what René Descartes stated before him, “I think, therefore I am”, Locke......
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