Three questions for people who believe evil actually exists

[Blessing Chi Peculiar]

These are my answers.

1. Someone who is evil is wicked and wants to hurt other people. They can be rapists, abusers, molesters, adulterers, murders, thieves, and the list goes on.

2. I am able to restrain myself from doing evil, but I am powerless over others.

3. Jesus alone has the power to transform anyone who sins; I cannot. He delivers us from the evil of our misdeeds.

[Chiwelite Obioma Mgbeoji]

1) Evil is anything that goes against the natural conscience. For instance, it is evil to kill because the natural conscience tells you that you do not take the life of another.

2) Most things that are evil are things within our control; that is things we may choose to change or not. I'm not sure if you wanted examples here.

3) there are some beyond my reach of change; there are some withing my reach to change them; there are some I need to strive to change.

[SarahSchmidt]

My responses are:

1. As you yourself use the term, how do you define the word 'evil'?
Evil is a lack of caring; it's intentionally doing something knowing it's hurting someone and caring not one whit about it, or even if there is some twinge of remorse, it's covered by inaction. I think real, dark evil in the biblical, supernatural sense of the word does exist too. Finding a concrete definition for this is a little harder tho

2. Are the things you think are "evil" things that are in your control or things that are not in your control?
I think being evil, as mentioned above, requires intention. Evil is vindictive and selfish, so I believe these things are in our control.

3. Are the things you think are "evil" things that you can change or things you cannot change?
Maybe we can change our actions, but I don't believe having an evil thought makes us evil, as we acknowledge its wrongness and take pains to not bring it to the fore--it's when we act on it that's the problem.

[Chinemezu Okafor]

Here's my take on this;
1) Evil is when another person intentionally inflicts harm or injury on another person. Evil is when one person intentionally causes one to be sad.

2) I think veil things can be within and not within my control. I mean, anyone can do anything evil.

3)Yes, I think Evil things are things I can change. For instance, when I want to do an evil thing, I can change it, but I can't guarantee my success in changing someone else who has an evil motive.

[Covenant Olusegun]

1. I define evil as the polar opposite of good, anything that is contrary to what is morally correct, things our conscience opposes, and things our religion discourages. I'm a Christian, and I can tell the difference between evil and good.
2. If evil can be controlled by me according to the definition above, I can control myself by doing what is right.
 
3. Let's say the evil is telling lies. I can't change the fact that I can tell lies, but I can stop myself from telling lies.

[mrlefty0706]

I do believe evil exists and evil was not created by God. God gave mankind free will so if a person chooses to be evil it is their decision not pre-ordained by God. To kill innocent people like Hitler did to the Jews and Putin is doing to Ukrainians in schools and hospitals, not on the battlefield is evil. Hurricanes, tornados, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes are acts of nature so I do not believe they can be classified as evil. Since climate change is being expedited by mankind and hurricanes are intensifying because of climate change they should not be classified as evil. Tornados are closely tied to hurricanes when they are spun off from the hurricane. Tornados that develop in areas far from land that is ravaged by hurricanes are an act of nature and therefore not evil. Many earthquakes today can be tied to fracking for oil and natural gas. Since fossil fuels contribute to climate change one could say that drilling for fossil fuels could be evil since we know the consequences but when they were first mined and were seen as an incredible source for powering autos, trucks and airplanes they were considered good but today they are moving towards evil since our grandchildren and great grandchildren will be forced to live in a world where the air is difficult to breathe. I would imagine the human body will evolve or adapt to the less breathable air but I will be long gone before this happens. Volcanic eruptions are acts of nature caused by heat and pressure below the volcano. While victims of these eruptions probably feel they are evil I could respond that they should not live near volcanos. I realize that my responses can be debated and I encourage readers to do so. No one but God has all of the answers.