Good Vs Evil Research Paper

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What is evil? A developed or natural trait? Throughout history, we’ve accounted and documented many people who we perceived as evil. But were they according to their standards. Is evil the term humanity has developed to describe an individual's action which is unethical. Or the caption we give something we contradict. Good, the opposite of evil because if there is just evil you can’t compare it to anything. That’s like saying you’re cold without ever feeling hot. The word evil is interdependent on good. If you research, synonyms for the word evil you discover words such as ugly, wrong, hideous, etc. Is a person evil for being ugly or hideous, no! it's who you are yet again proving my point, humans developed the word evil to describe things they don't like. Was Galileo Galilei evil to prove the earth was not in the center of the universe, NO! The church didn’t agree with the idea, therefore, deemed it wrong and evil although he was …show more content…
Over the centuries of observing the actions of who we considered being evil there are two variables always present, which are, “Power and Fame.” I believe evilness is developed through the duration of one’s life. The experiences of an individual shape's them to become who they are in the future. Being born a bad/evil person is not logical because your mother can’t implant events and memories into an undeveloped brain. Some would argue a baby is evil because he/she always needs the attention of the parent to survive if the newborn doesn’t have any attention it will make the life of the parents miserable which is a part of being evil.
Temujin (Genghis Khan) was born on 1162 like any other baby innocent and welcomed into the world by his parents. Though his action gave him the title of, “Evil.” According to “History vs. Genghis Khan. His turning point was the event his father was poisoned and murdered by a rival tribe, of his village.” Due to this

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