Question: ‘Serge, do you believe in the reality of evil? Do you think it exists? if so, what should we do about it?
Serge: I do believe in evil, yes, and certainly feel that if we are to have a better world that we should understand it and, if we feel strong enough, confront it and not bury our heads, ostrich-like, and pretend it is not there. You know that old saying about evil being allowed when good people do nothing. Well, it’s true! However, if we are to ‘do anything’ about evil, we need to recognise its many different faces. The way I see it is that there are two kinds of evil: obvious evil and non-obvious evil. Obvious evil is, well, obvious. It is about Hitler, Robert Mugabe, Darfur, Stalin, Genocide, Auschwitz, murder, torture, Saddam Hussein, Stalin, Etc. Continue reading |
Does Evil Exist and If So What Should We Do About It?
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