Good vs. Evil
The present writer is confused, as is much of the West. Does evil exist in the world? Apparently not, as whenever the subject arises the response is an equivocal "Yeah, but..." followed by a rambling attempt to say that good and evil, like male and female, are just "constructs", opinions, and things which cannot, and should not, be distinguished as real and unique. Well, the present writer thinks otherwise. Evil exists, and it is clear for anyone to see, viz., rape, torture, murder, abuse, theft, belittlement, all the "isms". These reflect the so-called dark side of the human psyche and are clearly distinguished. One simply needs to look at the law of the land to see how society has sought to limit evil and to punish those who commit evil. So there should be no equivocation over the existence of evil, but there can be debate over its precise parameters in certain circumstances. For example, if one group invades another and, in the process, kills innocent ...
