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JL; Are you trying to ask about evil in terms of willful conduct by man, or are you talking about somethign broader? If the former, I think one could say that evil is a willful act inconsistent with god's will, which means many neglgient acts might be evil. This would also not speak to degrees of evil, of course.
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For example, context matters. You as card carrying Mormon would presumably be against murder, correct? Yet, Nephi, effectively "murders" Laban. Context. In a flat world, people look for absolute rules. The only absolute rule with which I'm familiar is "Don't sin against the Holy Ghost."
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This way of thinking, while a broad simplification, is pretty prevalent in American culture today, even among many people who profess belief in God. In teaching our children about evil and morality, my wife and I often choose an approach that doesn't directly include God. We talk about how living creatures are constantly sending signals about their needs and wants. A moral, good person, we tell our kids, listens and responds to those signals emanating from others. It is immoral and evil to ignore those signals or to receive them and not respond. While very simple, we feel it contains some basic truths that are valuable. Obviously, one can come up with all sorts of questions regarding this, such as what is the proper response, how do we deal with multiple demands on our time, etc., but we feel it is teaching our children to validate the reality of others. It also reminds me that I act immorally at times, and that it is easy to slip into evil patterns due to my natural tendencies towards greed, self-absorbtion, lust, etc. |
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This is the natural man speaking, n'est-ce pas?
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i think it's more than that. DC88 says that the light of christ, the god element, not only governs all, it is *in* everything. that's an interesting road to tread, especially in the context of the garden of eden and god telling adam and eve to not get caught in trying to figure out what is good and what is evil.
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