Can Evil Be Good
To discuss a statement of this nature, it would be necessary to define the meaning of 'evil'. In my opinion, any act, which inflicts harm on another individual (or group of individuals), is evil and is to be avoided at all costs. Taking that in mind, one (usually!) restricts his behaviour to acts that do not fall under the category of being 'evil'. Following this golden rule, all is well and good - until we face a situation where 'evil' acts may (seem to) lead to good. It is not hard to think of such situations. For instance, the saga of capital punishment springs to mind at once. The 'criminal' committed a crime - he may have killed, robbed, or seriously injured someone - and so he must be punished, by taking away man’s most valued possession - life. Here is an example how evil - which is killing a human being - is employed to serve a 'good' cause, which is terminating evil by abolishing it at its roots. But is the use of evil in situations like these justified??? The outcome of that evil act is presumably a good one, in the sense that justice is established and a criminal pays for his crimes. A whole new light is thrown into the matter if we see the affair from the criminal's point of view. The criminal, who may have committed t
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Approximate Word count = 955
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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