How do you understand evil?

[lemex]

Originally Posted by Still_Waters

That is the way that I see it as well .... ignorance. Ignorance leads to what others call "evil".

Believe it or not I see it the same way. Difficult time seeing it to. I often use the word innocent as ignorance means not knowing.

Understanding evil ? Try watching Japanese/Korean crime dramas on Netflix for in your face examples of evil……:)

[BigJohn]

LOL!

What 'possessed' you to watch those dramas................?

As for me, it reflects much of their culture and when contrasted with our 'dramas', there is a huge difference but I never considered them 'evil'.

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

May I suggest the book ''Intensity" by Dean Koontz to get into the head of a psychopath. Excellent for that.
I find pathological liars think they are smarter than everyone else...makes me laugh.

I'll have a look at that, thanks. I'm just finishing off a series then I have the Rama series to read. I read Rendezvous with Rama in my teens and didn't know it had sequels. Excited.

Neil Tenant was in the Pet Shop Boys and I didn't like them much.

Talking of Netflix, watched an amazing movie on reincarnation called "A Dog's Purpose." Grab some tissues, Mrs G was sobbing though it.

Originally Posted by A human Being

I saw a picture of Neil Tennant on a British game show t'other day, funnily enough, 'That dude looks a bit like Neil Tennant' I thought to myself, though I thought surely it wasn't him.

So I got my Tenants mixed up, this is what happens when you let go of attachments and lose your grip on the human world. Maybe you brought it up in the context of a very heavy subject that needs a lighter moment once in a while.

The album cover reminds me of my days in mental health, and since this is a thread about evil it helps to understand the mind of someone who is 'evil'. Our reality is created in so many ways and the reality is that it's less to do with Spirituality than people would imagine.

And yes. one of those albums that didn't receive as much attention as it should.

Originally Posted by Molearner

Understanding evil ? Try watching Japanese/Korean crime dramas on Netflix for in your face examples of evil……:)

Try watching movies like "Silence of the Lambs" and getting inside his head, or TV where they're chasing pathological killers. Or books.

Maybe if people did some homework instead of coming up with their own theories we might get somewhere closer to an understanding.

Originally Posted by BigJohn

LOL!
What 'possessed' you to watch those dramas................?'.

BigJohn,

Good question. Truthfully probably some desire of escapism. The last several years because of national and world events has put me in some state of malaise and despondency…..sometimes just too much to deal with. The new normal is difficult to process…..it appears as very abnormal to me…..leaving me with a sense of impotency. All to the point that love seems to be under attack.

These shows have a mixture of elements. Caricatures reminiscent of Greek drama masks, modern day emojis. Themes almost apparent as morality plays. Just like the Coen brothers film seem to parallel much of Shakespeare these can follow a familiar theme. Fortunately for me some of the ‘good guys’ survive and triumph…….:). Also some of the dialogue are like a rewording of Biblical verses and/or themes.

Hahaha….this self catharsis reminded me of these song lyrics: “Make the world go away and get off my shoulders “……

[Miss Hepburn]

Originally Posted by Greenslade

Talking of Netflix, watched an amazing movie on reincarnation called "A Dog's Purpose." Grab some tissues, Mrs G was sobbing though it.

Because this topic is about evil...I hope this is still on topic..I saw a little of the movie above...
when I saw the cruelty of the main actor...
I said ..''OK, that's enough for me!''

EVEN...if after 2 hours he finds some sort of salvation ...not worth it for my mind to open to such evil/meanness/ugliness/cruelty.
My sister said, "Good thing you didn't see the horse scene!"
She knew not to tell me about it!
I think Jane Campion is great, tho.
(Just some insight into Miss H's choices. An opening scene on TV with blood and a chalk outline of a body ..and it's off.
I protect my mind and what it sees too much of; 20 seconds of the News now...and it's also turned off...too much 'evil'.)

[BigJohn]

Molearner,
did you ever notice, some of those people who watch those movies, shows, etc., consider some of our movies, shows, etc. to be 'evil'?