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>>21028598
I think another Anon said it best when he said we're both 'evil' and 'good'.

Me personally, I recently came to the conclusion that humans aren't 'evil' or 'good' per say, but we simply have the potential for either, and while moral relativism is a meme, it kinda does explain things. Some guy might sabotage a rival for a job position, but use the money he earns from that job to support his family. To the guy who got cucked out of the job, he'd say that was evil, but to the other guy he was looking out for the things he cared about.

Even individuals who commit crimes against their fellow man with nothing to gain except joy at their suffering aren't truly 'evil', they made themselves happy with that act. I suppose only a sociopath who might do something cruel and not even be able to comprehend why it was 'wrong' might come close to the definition of evil, and even then you couldn't really ascribe any more blame to him then you could a dog who ate your sandwich when you weren't looking.