Evil adj. 1. Morally bad or wrong; wiked: an evil tyrant. See Synonyms as bad. 2. Causing ruin, injury, or pain: harmful: the evil effects of poor diet. 3. Characterized by or indicating future misforturne; ominous: evil omens. 4. Bad or blameworthy by report; infamous: an evil reputation. 5. Characterized by anger or spite; malicious: an evil temper - evil n. 1. The quality of being morally bad or wrong; wickedness. 2. That which causes harm, misfortune or destruction : a leader's power to do both good and evil. 3. And evil force, power, or personification. 4. Something that is a cause or source of suffering, injury, or destruction: The social evils of poverty and injustice.

Now, we are not talking about demons here or a devil as described by people of certain faiths. Here is the meaning of the word evil.
And to say that it doesn't exist is proposturous.

When we talk about leaders that committed attrosities upon other humans and we attach the word evil as a noun we can easily say that these men caused harm, misfortune or destruction and there was suffering and injury.

And there does exist social evils of poverty and injustice. All throughout history.

To merely suggest that there is a psycological defect involved or even someone who has not been taught morals or even empathy well then we have to think about the the very first definition as an adjective, Morally bad or wrong. Though we can say there is no such thing as Morals and ask who is to decide then we try to convolute meanings as described within language itself. We are then debating the language itself.

Are we trying to change Language? Are we trying to convolute it?
But we do have many different words that provide a dressing within language that try to convey a more intellectual meaning to a simple word or meaning. We use these words to express intelligence and perhaps even a more educated thought process. We try to enrich a meaning, perhaps even put more emphasis on a simple word to make it so that either one stops and looks the word up, or is one who has put more emphasis on intellectually mastering the language. None the less, it is the same, what it boils down to within the simplist terms.

Just because a man experiences poor circumstances within his life and never considers it to be evil does not mean that the word evil does not exist. The word within language that has meanings as described above. Perhaps it is the misuse or misunderstanding of the word itself that caused it to not be used. Perhaps it was not used because somehow one thought that for it to exist there had to be some entity (Like a demonic power or one known as the devil)that forced it upon humanity and took pleasure in over ruling good.

Just because one experiences a source of suffering, injury or even destruction and considers it just a living condition, that doesn't mean that there is not a word that describes these conditions.

When we debate words or language do we try to then delete these words from language itself? It is not unusual for words to be used for something not intended. Perhaps the word Evil is being used as not intended and thus that itself is what needs to be corrected.

There is more to this word than empathy, in fact that word is not even used within the definition itself.

Wether one enacts evil upon other by not learning empathy or respect for other humans is not the point. Rehabilitation is not the point. The act, the result of the act is the evil.

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