the eye of the beholder

Evil cannot stimulate the human nervous system. It is an idea similar to justice, love or any other concept which our race has set in stone as the pillars of society. Yet it is not possible to grasp evil, as you would a stone, therefore there can be no definitive comprehension of what evil is. It is but a concept which, like any other, is relative to human experience. The trust in the judicial system through the eye’s of Thomas Beckett and O.J. Simpson would differ beyond recognition as would the evaluation of moral evil through Hitler’s eyes as opposed to Mother Theresa’s. “The problem of evil is of special importance when considering the existence of god in philosophy.” The problem lies not with evil but with our comprehension of the concept. This comprehension varies from one culture to the next, evil shifts its meaning throughout the world, depending on what religious agenda you happen to be force fed? In this assignment I intend to dissect the notion of evil, to disarm...