I have been thinking about the concept of evil.
Most monstrosities caused in history have been because of religion, and those people didn't think they were evil at all. Quite the opposite, they thought they were doing the work of God.
So is there evil? As one said, kill one man & you're a murderer, kill a few thousand and you're a liberator.
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@Wetrix
Aren't all morals invented for self-preservation and other selfish reasons? Be kind to others - said someone who wanted everyone to be kind to him. So, let's say the concept of good is a survival mechanism, then a concept of evil is a counterweight for it to work - a list of what not to do of you want to survive as a species.
Different societies (or goverments, or autocratic rulers) needed different tools to control the people. That's where morals and religions come into play.
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@Wetrix
Morals were misused to start wars against innocents (paint good or neutral as evil and you're good to go), religions were mostly invented and used to control people: to follow one man not democratically elected, to kill, to conquer. Or maybe to stay peaceful and just hope for a better life (Buddhism).
So, I would say religions are just tools to control people, more suitable in some cases than exploited concepts of good and evil.
@m_svo I agree with everything you said 100%
Before government or law, you controlled people simply through fear.
If you steal, covet your neighbors wife or lie, you shall be cast out. Which in itself in those days was a death sentence.