From: jtem01@gmail.com   
      
    >    
    > Calling evil something that can simply be   
    > "defeated" assumes it is a single, concrete   
    > thing.   
      
   I have to agree that this doesn't make sense at   
   all.   
      
   What if any criteria does something have to meet   
   to qualify as evil?   
      
   I think that...   
      
   #1.  Intent.   
      
   You had to intend to do whatever it is that we want   
   to call evil. Obviously hitting a patch of black   
   ice and skidding into a young family on the sidewalk   
   is bad but, did you even know they were there? Did   
   you even know there was black ice present?   
      
   #2.  Knowledge.   
      
   You had to know the harmful nature of the act and   
   wanted that harm to result, or at least never cared   
   either way.   
      
   NOTE:  Back when we had journalism, the standard was   
   "Known or should have known." Saying "I didn't know"   
   was never a defense if it was deemed reasonable to   
   assume that the information was readily obtainable, or   
   needed to be obtained FIRST regardless of how difficult   
   it would be to secure it.   
      
   #3.  Results/Potential   
      
   If I sit in the grass, take careful aim then shoot   
   someone in the head just as a Thrill Kill that would   
   likely meet anyone's definition of evil. But what if   
   I miss? What if you never even knew that I shot at   
   you?  Nobody was harmed, right?  So was it evil?   
      
   I would believe "Yes."   
      
   NOTE:  The law does treat ATTEMPTED murder differently   
   than murder, even though they set out to kill someone   
   and usually went through the motions of securing their   
   death. The defense argument is that the failure is the   
   result of a change of heart, conscience (guilt), doubts...   
      
      
      
      
   What am I missing here?   
      
   What "Element" is necessary to qualify something as "Evil."   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
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