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I already agreed that some people can be characterized as evil and that you have a good definition of it. We just disagree about how rare those people are.

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How would you define rare? And why does it matter if it is rare, when even a small percentage proves that such evil individuals do exist. Furthermore, those people who are imprisoned for actually committing those acts are only the ones who are caught, and does not include those whom you labeled in one of your essays as the truly evil ones who live among us who would do those things but don't only for fear of being known and or punished. And people who do those things might be crazy, but the fact that they do those things is not in itself proof of same.

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Do you agree with me that suicide bombers do not fit into that category?

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They can only not fit in that category if you believe that the end always justify the means.

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I can tell you for sure that most Mafioso don't.

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All "made men" in the mafia do fit that label because they got "made" by committing murder. And as far as others who cooperate with them to lesser degrees, they are enabling and perpetuating the acts of the worst in their organization, so again it applies to them though just not to the same degree as the worst.

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As for Hitler I only said he MIGHT not be evil. I would have to know his real motives to be sure.

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The fruit shows the nature of the tree, and statements such as above are mere sophistry.

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Meanwhile given your definition of an evil person I assume you disagree with Not Ready that you need God to have absolute moral standards.

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Yes, although since you have made it clear that you disdain philosophy in general, and in order reference such possible non-religious moral standards a philosophy with an ethical system would have to be seen as necessary either for yourself or for society, then there is no purpose in further discussing the matter, which is why I have not posted in the other threads on this.