tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post2152469541919142387..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: On Evil And Meaning WellFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-4045468959034424922016-08-25T10:13:53.759-04:002016-08-25T10:13:53.759-04:00I find your statement that there are some who like...I find your statement that there are some who like/try to/do believe there is no evil. Unfortunately this world is rife with it. Perhaps those who believe otherwise have had a very sheltered life and/or have turned off their brains. Perhaps this is how people like HRC can thrive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-58991439279932359642016-08-25T09:02:07.341-04:002016-08-25T09:02:07.341-04:00"Evil lies in the intention, not in the conse..."Evil lies in the intention, not in the consequences."<br /><br />I believe the exact opposite. Evil is as evil does.<br /><br />I do not understand how you reconcile your statement that, "He who “means well” might be many unfortunate things: foolish, ignorant, clumsy, or lacking in vision ... But no matter how destructive the consequences of his deeds, he is absolved of evil intention, and therefore of evil." <br />with the prior statement that “I’m sure he means well ... provides cover for a multitude of crimes."<br /><br />How do we measure intent? If it were a true statement that Adolf Hitler's intent was to better the lives of the German people, would that absolve him?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com