Feb 20
Am I Evil? No I’m Not
Well at least on the scale outlined in today’s Telegraph.
Psychologists have attempted to come up with a way of measuring exacctly how evil someone is, based on actions and, importantly, motivation.
Examples here.
Interestingly, only Florida, of all the US states has a legal code which refers specifically to certain acts as evil rather than some more politically correct term.
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One should notice that there are hidden considerations in every discussion. Once getting awared to them your attitude usually changes and becomes more positively balanced. Please find the hidden consideration in your point of view. The common one is lack of understanding of the drivers that make people think differently then us.
The League of Evil!
Actually, it isn’t quite as cool as it sounds. Well, yeah, it is kind of neat!
This chart shows a scale of 1-22 how “evil” murderers and other psychopaths can be, with 1 being self defense, to 22 being whackjob torture murderers, the kind that are…
Does the article attempt to grade dictators or terrorists? What ranking might we get for the likes of Saddam, OBL, Idi Amin or Pinochet?
I’m reminded of Steve Jacksons Games “Burn In Hell” You have to build sets of damned souls according to category (Dictators, serial killers etc.) or the seven deadly sins.
I’m pleased to say there’s a card for Ayn Rand
There is no return from (Bonfire of the Vanities) 86.
THE CHALLENGE: take the scant 18 submissions for The Bonfire of the Vanities in order and compose a short narrative. MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT: Green Day’s “86” BEVERAGE: Water “Panties!” shouteth the preacher, wild-eyed and bloody from his fight with…
Any chance we could get a cite or two to the Florida Statutes for sections using the word “evil”?