If given the choice, would you rid the world of evil?

[Morg]

If evil you mean trolls too and the like and Holly then yes I would

 

[The Question]

No. Morality is far too subjective, and the world overall is far too complicated for it to ever work. I don't buy into any of that "we need pain and suffering to apreciate happyness" bull****, but I do think that, as Joss Whedon once said, "every utopia has an underbelly." If you have a perfect society, then I can asure you with almost 100% acuracy that at least a few hundred people were tied up and shot in the head to get it.

 

[The Geek Vault]

As said in south park "Without evil there can be no good, so isn't it good to be evil sometimes"

 

[terry78]

That brings up the question of what the utopia would define as evil. We could all be tender loving law abding citizens, but if I speak out against something, would that be deemed evil, or simply an expression of an opinion? They'd just come up with new labels for evil.

 

[Darthphere]

If evil you mean trolls too and the like and Holly then yes I would

Id be willing to bet youre on a lot evil lists as well.

 

[Darren Daring]

Your new avatar is fantastic.

Your old one is an incredible classic, but I'm a 75x75 boy now.

 

[Morg]

Id be willing to bet youre on a lot evil lists as well.

Not me. I'm the lovable mod t:

 

[War Lord]

No.

For two reasons.

1. You'd have to eliminate every single person and every single living thing, because at some point they will commit evil, or a form of evil.

2. An evil act is really the culmination of smaller acts that aren't quite so evil, but were tolerated.

 

[TKing]

No, because:

a) Some people (e.g. murderers, rapists) don't deserve to lead a life of perfection.

b) If everything was perfect and good, then we would have nothing to stride for and therefore people would become lazy and apathetic. And that's no better than having evil in the world.

 

[The_Vision]

yes

 

[TNC9852002]

There's a natural order in the universe that surrounds itself in the mysterious form of balance. If someone decided to rid the world of evil, it could only be temporary and would eventually led to some of the results already mentioned.

-TNC

 

[jaguarr]

I think all humans should be born into a blissful paradise.

Pain and suffering is stoopid.

Actually, pain and suffering can be bliss in the right context and with the right person. :meow:

jag