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I have read in a Japanese story that the root of all evil is the Stomach.

According to the story, it causes hunger thus spring forth greed lust, the seven sins.

Some of it is true I guess. I just want to see what others think is the root of all evil.

I personally do not believe in true evil or true good.

Everything has the potential to be both. Any living thing is both good and bad, light and dark. And everyone must find their own balance. Somethings just lean more one way or another.

I don't think any one thing can be blamed for something/someone being more bad than good. No one source.

some think females are the root of all evil -chuckles- considering a few I know, I'm tempted to agree.

It is not money, it is the Love of money disregarding all else.

One would have to first have to define evil.

Is evil a sociopathic serial killer or a crooked businessman? Each hold their own form of evil in my eyes.

actually the crooked guy would come under corruption not evil, they are two different things, trust me on that.

the root of all evil is nature itself, the root of all corruption is mankind, specifically their invention of currency and trade and as a side effect greed was truly born,

i can say not even killers are truly evil
because if thats the case


I would go as far as say
true love is pure evil

look in history and realize how many have died for it and how many have killed for it

can one say then that the mind is the root of all evil since it is where all emotions are conceived and personality is developed although personality is very dependent on outside forces?

The root of all evil...as well as the root of all good is a gift given to man that no animal or angel...and I use angel in a rather loose sense so that many of you might understand without compromising ones thought process...is the gift of WILL. The ability to make a right or wrong decision based upon mans ego and emotional content.

I use the term Angel because many of you would either not accept another term or find it easier to relate to than another term.

Man has the ability to say NO...Angels do not. Again I use the term angel so that it is easier to relate to.

There is a balance in the multiverse and that balance is part of the law of Chaos. If it were not for chaos, there would be no balance within time or space.

If you acknowledge "Angels" then you can understand the concept of WILL.

Positive and negative forces exist to bring a balance into each dimension.
Magnetic principles are the most basic of principles that are evidence for balance. And the magnetic presence is all around us as well as a part of us, without it we would cease to exist.

If a wolf kills a rabbit it is for survival. If man kills a rabbit for sport, leaving the carcass to rot away, not killing for food but rather for the sole purpose of sport then we look upon it as an evil intent, an ignorant action. In such a case, there is no balance. What should have been used for human nourishment instead became fodder for the earth.

But there is the balance as well. The rabbit nourished the earth, the soil and in turn plants utilized the mineral content. So a balance in the end was achieved. However the initial action was done out of evil intent. But in the end a balance was found.

Mans will determines his destiny. Mans Predilection for either definitive direction, good/evil is solely governed by his WILL.

And before you say anything about the mind or mans rearing through life from a child to an adult and any abuses along the way, try to remember that the saying "Breaking his/her WILL" to bring that individual into a submissive state has more to do with a survival instinct which chooses to either submit or refuse to submit...ergo strong willed or weak willed...a survival instinct that either submits or refuses to submit. It doesn't mean that to submit is evil and to resist is good, it simply means that the ability to say NO or YES is a part of WILL just as good and evil is a part of WILL.

And yes what is evil to one person is not necessarily evil to another that is also a part of WILL, the ability to discern what is contrary to those foundations which have been laid down since before the creation of man. The laws we have today are the very same which were formulated and formatted for the "HUMAN" animal.

So before anyone says "But by whose standards" try to remember that the "Standards" are of ancient origin and a format for THE HUMAN ANIMAL.

"All-powerful" deities that claim to have created everything, Anyone say evil is part of everything? I think so.

Religion. If I had to chose one thing that has caused the most evil in humanity it is religion. Not a specific religion, just it in general.

Evil can be a very general or specific term according to your uprearing.

well root of all evil for me is what my mother like tell me, since i like to give trouble she consider me as root of all evil. LOL

I agree with Davvy and what he had to say.

All mankind has a Will, it is what defines us, we can choose to make bad decisions, but that doesn't really mean that one is evil.

Kristin that answer is rather childlike. The concepts of good and evil are ones that have intellectual depth. Evil can be considered many things and is it a choice or will? Environment? Uprearing?

Rene Decartes stated that what you do in the mind is that which evolves from conscious thought. Therein what you do is part of that conscious effect.

The concepts of good and evil can have intellectual depth...but in the end it's kind of like debating your own dreams. Each person as their definition and so do different societies - we therefor enforce those definitions upon ourselves. So in essence we create good & evil.
I do not think either of the concepts could exist with out humans to define them.

P.S. - it is religion that created the idea of good and evil to establish a place with in our lives. Sometimes you just have to step back and marvel at the intricate manipulation that is religion - all religions.

i like the irony of it, most religion considers itself benevolent and good but humans got tortured and murdered and it was all done in the name of their so called god, i'm sure you all remember the inquisition. Good and Evil come in many forms and are not limited to being obvious, cops can be evil, so can soldiers, serial killers can be good (killing other killers etc) the root of evil is nature but humanity have evolved it and adapted it in to society.

Maleficus it's because people have misused religion to their perverted ends. It still continues today, to their shame. I believe that one day people will simply enact codes based upon common sense. That would prove evolutionary

The root of all evil is ignorance.

sometimes i think too that ignorance gave birth to evil. but evil is never naive or innocent.

root of all evil is satan- period

I saw Watchers in my vision, a dream vision,
and behold two of them argued about me [...]
and they were engaged in a great quarrel con-
cerning me. I asked them: "You, why do you
argue thus about me?" They answered and said
to me: "We have been made masters and rule over
the sons of men." And they said to me: "Which
of us do you choose?...

The preceding is a fragment from "The Testament of Amram", a document written in Aramaic that forms part of the Qumran scrolls, more commonly known as the Dead Sea Scrolls. The entire fragment, which takes up some eight patchy paragraphs, relates a story told by Moses' father, Amram, to his children, concerning the burden of choice: whether to serve the evil Watcher Melkiresha, a viper-faced demon, or his counterpart, the Watcher Melchizedek, who is ruler of the "Sons of Light."



Good.....Evil.......You choose...If there is a root, maybe...possibly, it can be found, for those who seek a truth, in the language of the day.
Whatever your personal interpretation of the Dead Sea scrolls are, here is a portion.
So is it Good v Evil? or is it Positive v Negative or is it as simple as both ends of the balance scale. One energy contrary to the other in the same but opposite way commanding a "burden" of choice for man to choose. But a choice of what end? And in whose reality?
As it is said...One mans Terrorist is another mans Freedom fighter. Wouldn't one perception be good as opposed to evil in this sense?
It's all in the perspective of the thing. But what do our natures accept? A bit of each? Why not it's a balance after all.

Human: "The Devil made me do it"

Satan: "Pfffttt...I called and you came"

When given the two choices of good or evil unless there's something unbalanced about you, there is the clarity of your actions.

insane and unbalanced people can't really be called evil if they done have something evil because of their damaged mind, to be considered truly evil and for them to make evil choices, one must be sane and stable, as there is no excuse for evil actions then. I know its a stereotype but insane killers say they hear voices or see things which compels them to do it but a sane person who is evil, will kill for the enjoyment of it, not for many, not because of voices and not for revenge, its simply for the amusement. a lot of people think all killers are crazy or mentally ill in some way, if that is the case then why punish them? its not their fault if the mind is broken, but that is not the case, evil is malevolence not insanity.

that's exactly my point although such people can do evil things just w/o the recognition of course. religious fanatics in the haze of spiritual misguidance

I wish I knew what the root of all evil was. Then maybe the people making my life miserable would chill out and tend to their own lives.

Evil to me is defined as an intention. If someone says they have evil intentions then that means they have intentions of harming someone. That to me is true evil, not darkness or whatever else. Good has to have intention also. This means that anyone has the capability to be both good and evil because everyone has good and evil intentions. Though some of us have one more than the other. It is safe to say that the stomach cannot really be evil because it doesn't think, we think. This also goes into saying that the seven deadly sins are not evil because it is things people do, so actions can not have evil intentions on their own, a person has to have those intentions for them to even exist.

I don't believe there is anything called sins. The seven deadly were meant to show you that if you have to much of one of them or many then it would be unhealthy to your life. Such as if you have a lust for different people then you might get an STD. If you eat to much then you get fat. If you have to much pride then you can't admit you are wrong.

Defining evil is simple, it is simply the thoughts that you plan out to hurt another, just as good or pure is to have thoughts to help another in some way shape or form. Let's just say we cannot live with one. In life there is always cruelty and kindness. Even though cruelty is slightly different, it's still an evil intention in some ways if someone intends to be cruel. Sometimes also we have to be cruel because it's the truth. To me, that's what it is and it is how I define it.

the whole deadly sin thing is just to control people, these so called sins are just natural ways of living but as always..religion shows its dark side. in my last post i said many instead of money....i must have been drunk. now where was i? oh yes...

the source of evil and good is in the earth itself, in all animals. certain living things need to kill to survive and eat, but its still an intentional act to cause harm and death but it proves evil is a natural part of life and is what keeps the planet from being over-populated.
so to all those goody too shoes out, there, your fight against evil is as inevitable as it is for us to stop you. both of us will always exist in some form or another, its called balance and its needed to maintain the world. the balance is 60-70% chaos and the rest is order. Currently the world is not balanced, its become gray and oppressed. corruption is something that is not natural as it was born from the greed in mankind's heart.

There is no root of evil. Think!!! If I commit a crime, is because I violated a rules or regulation created by a group of humans. So, that do not make me evil. If I kill someone, always there is the cause and effect in the eyes of the beholder, by saying that, Evil only exist on the eyes of the beholder. The stomach, ae those Japanese crazy....What will be next, that good exist in the pancreas...

if one killed and broke rules and laws merely for the amusement and for the fact its wrong, then it makes one evil. if it was about money or revenge, then its greed and emotions that drove that person. although they would not have strong morals but neither are they truly evil. evil is something that has always existed but it has evolved with sentient lifeforms.

I believe it is Pride that is the root of all evil. I am not suggesting that being proud of your accomplishments or yourself is a bad thing but you and your desires are ALWAYS the main focus in everything you do, plan and hope for I think it causes you to go down the road to selfishness, greed, sloth, etc.

I don't thinks it's so much pride as it is Aspiration that creates the problems. The over emphasis on profiteering no matter the consequences to yourself and others around you.

being selfish, greedy and doing things for money is not evil, that is corruption, those two keep getting mixed up with each other due to their similar methods. evil is at times surprisingly selfless(not in a good way) as their goal is to cause destruction and chaos even if it means their death and would do so if it means that pain and suffering has been spread at a high scale. Evil is pure but it is possible for corrupt people to be evil, in these cases, the person enjoys all the bad deeds but money is always on their mind, along with other selfish things.