Does evil even exist?

[necromanticStygian]

What is evil to you? What things are evil to you? Does such an abstract concept even exist? In my opinion no. There are simply things we like and don't like. If i said something was evil, I'd actually mean
1. I don't like that specific thing (expression of preferences)
2. don't do that thing to me
3. I'm telling YOU to not do that thing
Also the concept of evil came about/ was popularized with mainstream religion which in my opinion is another control method

 

[INVERTER]

I don't believe in evil either.

Example: some people mistakenly believe you're "evil" if you're not fond of dogs, yet these same people have a domesticated prisoner who is dependent on them and think that's totally OK. Neither one is right or wrong.

I guess I am more inclined to nihilism. You can frame pretty much anything as "evil" or "good" depending on how you look at it, even killing someone.

 

[darbasiyah]

What's considered as good and evil is what god says, since he is all knowing.

 

[tired as fuck]

Good and evil don't exist. Just empty containers

 

[ashamed_individual]

What is evil to you? What things are evil to you? Does such an abstract concept even exist? In my opinion no. There are simply things we like and don't like. If i said something was evil, I'd actually mean
1. I don't like that specific thing (expression of preferences)
2. don't do that thing to me
3. I'm telling YOU to not do that thing
Also the concept of evil came about/ was popularized with mainstream religion which in my opinion is another control method

Agreed - morality changes with time and geography. It is just a subjective feeling, and what we consider "objective morality" (like don't rape/murder) is just when a supermajority of society has the same moral feeling

 

[SilverBullet]

it's all subjective. I guess you could make the claim that SOME things are objectively evil. Like for example, murder is largely considered evil since EVERYONE has the imperative to survive.