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Throughout human history evil has been classified in a mass amount of ways. Basically all religions have there own types of evil. In the end though what people belive to be evil is an opinion to them selves.

Good and evil are illusions. Neither exist, only our opinions. Nothing is good, nothing is evil. The world isn't so black and white. It's all one big gray.

I would say the definition of evil is: directly harming for personal gain. And the definition of good would be detrimenting yourself for the gain of others.

However, what the other two have posted about...that's not evil; those are ethics and morals that describe certain actions as being evil.

Evil is whatever you're against.

Like EnterOrion and Graham said, evil is whatever you classify it to be and there is no real universal definition of evil because the morality of something lies in ones opinion.

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â"adjective
1.
morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked: evil deeds; an evil life.
2.
harmful; injurious: evil laws.
3.
characterized or accompanied by misfortune or suffering; unfortunate; disastrous: to be fallen on evil days.
4.
due to actual or imputed bad conduct or character: an evil reputation.
5.
marked by anger, irritability, irascibility, etc.: He is known for his evil disposition.
â"noun
6.
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct: to choose the lesser of two evils.
7.
the force in nature that governs and gives rise to wickedness and sin.
8.
the wicked or immoral part of someone or something: The evil in his nature has destroyed the good.
9.
harm; mischief; misfortune: to wish one evil.
10.
anything causing injury or harm: Tobacco is considered by some to be an evil.
11.
a harmful aspect, effect, or consequence: the evils of alcohol.
12.
a disease, as king's evil.
â"adverb
13.
in an evil manner; badly; ill: It went evil with him.
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the evil one, the devil; Satan.
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Origin:
bef. 900; ME evel, evil, OE yfel; c. Goth ubils, OHG ubil, G übel, OFris, MD evel

â"Related forms
e·vil·ly, adverb
e·vil·ness, noun
non·e·vil, adjective
non·e·vil·ly, adverb
non·e·vil·ness, noun
quasi-evil, adjective
qua·si-e·vil·ly, adverb
un·e·vil, adjective
un·e·vil·ly, adverb

â"Synonyms
1. sinful, iniquitous, depraved, vicious, corrupt, base, vile, nefarious. See bad1. 2. pernicious, destructive. 6. wickedness, depravity, iniquity, unrighteousness, corruption, baseness. 9. disaster, calamity, woe, misery, suffering, sorrow.

â"Antonyms
1. righteous.

Give credit, Possum.

Different people define evil differently. I say it's what you think is bad against you, and you try to avoid it.

I believe evil, is what one is opposed to and what one believes one should be opposed to.

OK but on a more serious note, evil is someone who is tyrannical and oppresses, as well as selfish and is willing to hurt others, even some of his or her own for personal gain.

There is no pure evil or pure good, good guys or bad guys, a people has evil side and a good side, even you has one evil side. Even a criminal has a good side, (in someones it is very deep).

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Evil is... me! Whoahahaha.

Awwwwww.... I thought my defining Evil right from the dictionary would have ended this thread...

Wolves are evil and bunnies with fangs

Wolves are evil

bunnies with fangs

I think there is no such thing as evil, only ignorance and misjudgement. If someone was to steal then they over value their gain over others, if someone kills they under value other peoples lives. If some one was to commit assault then they under value other peoples feelings. Misjudgement could be caused by bad upbringing or bad influence, I suppose you could say that people can be brought up to be evil but I don't think anyone is truly evil.

I think there is no such thing as evil, only ignorance and misjudgement. If someone was to steal then they over value their gain over others, if someone kills they under value other peoples lives. If some one was to commit assault then they under value other peoples feelings. Misjudgement could be caused by bad upbringing or bad influence, I suppose you could say that people can be brought up to be evil but I don't think anyone is truly evil.