# Define Evil.. it isnt as easy as you'd think

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [May 26, 2002, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-evil-it-isnt-as-easy-as-youd-think/110953 "2002-05-26T20:38:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![ethic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/977dab/32.png) [@ethic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethic)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2002, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-evil-it-isnt-as-easy-as-youd-think/110953/41 "2002-05-29T20:59:45Z")

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> According to Fallen Angel evil is somehow a human-defined objective property of actions.

Yeah. It makes no sense. He could argue that everything is human defined. But that would just be ignoring that there’s a difference between properties like FLEXIBILITY and BEAUTY.

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And, **Fallen Angel** , this thing about _intentionally initiating force_ makes no sense to me as a definition of evil. If I intentionally kill you because I’m convinced you intend to kill me, am I evil?  
ETHIC

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