Yes, yes, but we still need to think carefully about what qualifies as ‘evil’.
If we go around slaying things instantly, we’d better be damn sure we know what those things are. Otherwise we’re likely to destroy plenty of good stuff by mistake—not to mention being a menace to everyone around us.
No no! This sort of comment is exactly wrong—Once you start second-guessing your qualification of evil, it’s a small step to going with the majoritarian flow and thence to ever more elaborate epicycles of karma. Aku soku zan!
Yes, yes, but we still need to think carefully about what qualifies as ‘evil’.
If we go around slaying things instantly, we’d better be damn sure we know what those things are. Otherwise we’re likely to destroy plenty of good stuff by mistake—not to mention being a menace to everyone around us.
No no! This sort of comment is exactly wrong—Once you start second-guessing your qualification of evil, it’s a small step to going with the majoritarian flow and thence to ever more elaborate epicycles of karma. Aku soku zan!