How do you stop evil with good?

Answer 1

First, you need to define what is meant by 'evil'. To most people, an evil person is someone who willingly and casually carries out the most serious of crimes.

Then, you need to understand why people become 'evil'. It could be the result of specific mental illnesses, where the person has no feelings of remorse or compassion, or where the person feels personally threatened by strangers. Or it could be that childhood role models, such as parents, were evil, so that the person accepts serious crime as a normal way of life. An extension of this is that some people who were sexually abused as children, often by near relatives or those who are most trusted in society, themselves become child molestors as adults.

If a person is potentially 'evil' because of mental illness, then the appropriate course of action is obviously to ensure that the person receives medical attention before harm is caused. If left alone to offend, society may have no choice but to incarcerate the person, even though the offences may have been involuntary.

For the great bulk of society, the appropriate course of action is to try to ensure a loving and happy childhood for all, free from abuse and criminal examples. Children should be given positive examples for behaviour and encouraged to think of the needs of others.

Answer 2

AnswerStopping evil with good is one of the greatest challenges facing mankind. It is almost unachievable, not because good can not stop evil, but because even people who think of themselves as good are likely to respond to evil with evil, convincing themselves that their own actions are good.

Thus, the first step to stopping evil with good is to truly understand what 'good' means in that context. Killing people whom we consider to be evil is not 'good', so war is rarely a real answer to evil and at best it is only the lesser evil. Verbally attacking people with whom we disagree on matters of faith is not a good, nor is lying or dissembling in order to undermine their arguments. On the other had, we should all agree that it is not good to abandon our own rights and privileges merely because someone improperly seeks to take away those rights and privileges. 'Turn the other cheek' is a commandment that more usually belongs in The Bible than in real life.

Answer 3

If your hobby is being evil,find a good hobby eg. Finding ways to make items out of recyclables.

Donate once every few months to a good charity, and it will make you feel less evil.

Answer 4

WE can't be stopped.