Name a few ....let's have a look at them from varying perspectives. Is cutting someone's head off an "absolute evil"? Hmm, well, no, ....'cause there are a few extremist Muslims who do that almost every day! So ...cutting off people's head is not "absolute evil", is it? Baron Max
To put it bluntly, the more rational members will say this (Theist members will say the opposite): "Good and evil are subjective" - Every rational person on the planet.
Boom. Good and evil are defined. Therefore they only exist as concepts created by human beings, existing as nothing else, since they are, even as concepts, completely subjective. Nothing exists definitively, except the consciousness.
the reason that a theist would say that good and evil are objective is because god has an ontological status that the subjectivity of others cannot approach - even to use a mundane example, what the ruler of a country considers good and evil bears more of a result than what any other citizen may subjectively work with in terms of good and evil
I know. Hence why I wash my hands to the matter. For those interested, however, I advise you look up Moral Relativism
The idea of good and evil an ideal much like ying and yang or even karma. I find it hard to believe these as a force but more of a state of mind to behaviour.
There are some almost universal evils. Killing children. That's just bad. And wasteful. They can be easily indoctinated to suit nearly any role you desire.
Not wasteful, Nietz. The killing can serve a very large variety of purposes. And each depending on the context of the situation. The fact you aren't realizing them is a bit sad.
Saying evil doesnt exist is like saying 'the will to harm' doesnt exist. Its most concise definition.
the will to harm is not always evil, for it can have good goals. That was a very weak attempt, Carcano.
then the differences between an atheist and a theists understanding of good/evil vs objectivity/subjectivity lies in th e understanding of the word 'god' - one thinks god is a term relative to culture and the other thinks that culture is a term relative to god