- Thread starter
- #41
The fundamental fact is that evil is the "default value" in human behavior. Left to his own devices and without any countervailing influences, a given person will be selfish, vindictive, cruel, and hedonistic.
But when things go well, the family, the church, the school, and the community in general tend to mitigate those evil inclinations.
So when someone does something evil, the question is not, "Why did he do it?" The question is, 'Why did his environment fail to stifle his evil impulses?"
The interesting study is of communities where "anti-social" behavior is rare; what is it that was successful, and can it be applied elsewhere for similar results?
I would posit that Christianity has done wonders to suppress evil influences and to promote altruism, kindness, and social justice (although I despise that term) over the past 200 years, and the endless campaign by the Left to de-legitimize and destroy Christianity has been largely successful, with predictable results.
".... the family, the church, the school, and the community in general tend to mitigate those evil inclinations."
Perhaps they serve as a barrier against the instigator of evil.