Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoIt walks the Earth!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down12
arrow-up172arrow-down1imageIt walks the Earth!lemmy.worldDoug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squarethe_q@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoEvil isn’t action without understanding; it’s purposeful. Doing something “bad” without understanding is ignorance.
minus-squaretacosanonymous@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoI think it’s more nuanced than that. Whether or not you believe in “good and evil” there is a limit to ignorance. At a certain point, your actions can be so harmful that “I didn’t know” isn’t an excuse.
Evil isn’t action without understanding; it’s purposeful. Doing something “bad” without understanding is ignorance.
I think it’s more nuanced than that. Whether or not you believe in “good and evil” there is a limit to ignorance. At a certain point, your actions can be so harmful that “I didn’t know” isn’t an excuse.