ROGER TRIES AN ATTEMPT AT A WRAP UP ON EVIL
To Lithien, Struan, Platt, and everyone else contributing to this thread:
Lithien writes that Struan and I still seem at odds with each other on evil.
Spurred on by Lithien's personality test link, I have made a test of my own
for each member, to compare and contrast opinions on evil within the MOQ.
Below is my answer to 5 simple questions on evil as explained in the MOQ.
Please feel free to answer these yourself, and let me know if your answers are
different.
1)Is evil a separate or distinct force?
No.
2)Does evil exist?
Yes.
3)What is evil?
Evil is defined as
a. Conflicting moral codes, or
b. Interference with the advancement of DQ.
4) Is evil necessary?
Yes, the first type is necessary because conflicting value forces is one of
the drivers toward DQ and freedom. Avoidance of death drives evolution.
5) How can we explain Hitler and Dahmer?
In answer, how can a cow explain hamburgers? Our juicy quality is their
death. I believe quality for people who perceive the world as evil includes
destruction. If people seem bad, then killing people seems good. If Jews
seem bad, then killing Jews seems good.
Rog
PS - wouldn’t it be cool if we could actually bring a topic to closure, and
either reach a consensus, or at least agree on what we can agree on and
clarify our disagreements?
PSS - My favorite personality test comes from 'Brainstyles' by Marlane Miller.
This was possibly the 2nd most influential book of my life. Though I must
confess the author has since become a friend and coach. She has a style
called "Conceptor" for people that are creative , see in pictures, and form
unique views of the world. They think conceptually , not factually or
emotionally or personally. I think there are quite a few of the rare Conceptor
style in this Squad. Glove comes immediately to mind. Oh, I came out a INFP
on the test you referred, Lithien .... but I don't relate to the summary well.
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