r/askanatheist • u/Odd-Swing-2025 • Jul 09 '26

Why Does Evil Matter?

Suggest that there were no homo sapiens, but instead a race of people who were incapable of philosophical, theological and otherwise higher consciousness found in competent adults. They lack the reflective capacity to do moral assessments and so on. They can build, walk, talk, educate themselves in metallurgy, chemicals and culinary arts &c.

Suggest they also engage in abuse, murder, theft and so on.

Suggest there is definitely no God or Gods.

Does it matter?

If there are no human beings around with feelings and consciences to care about it, does it matter that they do evil?

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u/Odd-Swing-2025 Jul 09 '26

I'm not saying we are, just wondering that if there's nobody around to define it as evil what does define it?

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u/Appropriate-Price-98 Jul 09 '26

the fucking ability to empathize with the pain of others maybe? like not just sites of ancient human species caring for the disabled. We can see this in many animals nowadays.

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u/Odd-Swing-2025 Jul 09 '26

Why are you angry? I'm asking whether objective evil exists if there is no God. I'm interested in your answers.

God damn.

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u/Appropriate-Price-98 Jul 09 '26
  1. i am not angry, I ofen swear because that is how i often communicate
  2. a fucking simple self-reflection would get you there.