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digonswine

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7. I guess I was thinking that there are different versions of evil-
Thu Jun 20, 2013, 06:14 PM
Jun 2013

I don't think that it is as simple as looking at the acts.
Dahmer gets more sympathy from me than does a degenerate murdering for money.
No one does what Dahmer did out of greed. Clearly, he lost the genetic lottery and reaped its benefits.
Not to focus on this one man, but--the idea that he was killed in prison by some other murderer--I would guess that, if I had to, I would rate who is worse--it would most likely be the dude that killed him.
I am saying that, the more we understand people, the more difficult it becomes to judge them in a simple way.
ALSO AGAIN-I can understand, but it all ends at personal responsibility. I see no better way.

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Most of us agree upon what is socially acceptable- digonswine Jun 2013 #4
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I guess I was thinking that there are different versions of evil- digonswine Jun 2013 #7
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Yeah-I think so digonswine Jun 2013 #11
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I will try to elucidate- digonswine Jun 2013 #16
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Yeah- digonswine Jun 2013 #20
Refer to my earlier post- digonswine Jun 2013 #12
Since this has been kicked up ismnotwasm Jun 2013 #14
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Well! ismnotwasm Jun 2013 #21
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