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I do think some people are born with capacity or potential to be evil; a biological component .

Like people born without empathy and can’t feel things properly. A kid who enjoys hurting animals is a sign of it, being intentionally cruel, etc.

If “the bad seed” (seen film) grew up in an abusive (physically, emotionally, usually both) environment, I think they are much more likely to act on their evilness.

The TV series “Dexter” is interesting cuz he’s a serial killer but has a personal code that he follows.

hongumart 2y ago

To me this would be an inability to understand the moral base layer. They aren’t willfully crossing the base layer, they just don’t understand or aren’t built to understand. The acts themselves are evil but is the person evil?

Now imagine a person who knows these acts are evil but does them regardless. This to me is more evil than the person who does them out of a lack of understanding because they know what they are doing is evil but elect to do it anyway.

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