Are human beings evil

"Evil is tangible. If you are not doing good then you are doing evil. This is evident as a well known individual said so." Pro makes a bare assertion that evil is tangible without explaining why this is the case. I will extend why evil is not tangible. Evil is simply an opinion. Evil is not made of any material. You can not touch evil, therefore it is not tangible. Before the rebuttal arises such as, "There are evil people that exist and touching them is touching evil itself," I will address this statement now. Since evil is simply opinion, it is not tangible the same as comedy is not tangible. If you touch a comical individual you are not touching comedy itself. You are simply touching an individual. You can not measure the size or volume of comedy itself. Evil is not made of any material/is not tangible the same way comedy is not tangible. The quote, "If you are not doing good then you are doing evil," is flawed. There is no universally agreed upon (every single individual on the planet), strict, and well defined criteria for determining what is evil and what is not. Other than religions, what is determined to be evil is ultimately up to the individual. Simply because a prestigious individual says this to be true does not make it so. The statement that Hitler is "most definitely" evil is flawed. Simply because you feel strongly in your belief does not make that belief any more credible. There are many individuals that feel strongly that Hitler is not evil. Before Pro attempts to say "Those individuals are all Neo-Nazis/Nazi sympathizers, therefore they are evil by default," I will address this statement now. Those individuals are not at all exclusive to Neo-Nazis. An individual not believing that Hitler is evil does not directly mean that said individual supports Hitler. An argument from such individuals could be said as follows, "Hitler did indeed kill six million people, but greatly bettered the lives of over thirty million Germans. Hitler acted for the greater good, therefore he is not evil." I do not agree or disagree with this statement as whether an individual is evil or not is ultimately up to self-interpretation. Keep in mind that I am not attempting to prove that Hitler is not evil. I am asserting that Hitler is not absolutely evil, meaning that there is not an absolute consensus that Hitler is evil. "Con states that evil is a human construct, therefore he must also believe that killing innocents is not always evil. Surely Con does not believe this to be the case."I surely do believe that to be the case. ISIS is simply following the morality of their God. We may consider the victims of ISIS innocents, but to them those victims are far from innocent. Who is determined to be innocent and who isn't is ultimately up to the individual. Though, this statement still implies that I believe killing individuals who I consider innocent is always evil. I do not believe this and will further clarify. There are no absolute rules to morality. Morality is an extremely vague concept. What criteria individuals use to determine what is evil and what is not is different from person to person. It just so happens that my criteria for what is evil does not include innocents. I do not consider humans unrelated to a catastrophic event to simply stop being humans and suddenly become "innocents". The same way a hurricane is not evil by killing people unrelated to its purpose, humans are not always evil for killing individuals unrelated to their purpose either. Keep in mind this is simply my opinion and is not at all relevant to discuss in length to prove that humans are not absolutely evil. I simply gave my opinion to clarify why I do not hold the belief that "innocents" being killed is always evil. "Many people have agreed with my belief as evident by this quote from the famous author Mark Twain."Even if the vast majority of the planet agreed with you for an extended period of time as well as a famous author, that does not at all mean that your belief is any more credible. The vast majority of the planet strongly believed the Sun orbits the Earth, as said by the famous Ptolemy, for centuries. [1] That belief was ultimately shown to be completely and utterly false. This claim does nothing to support the stance that all humans are evil. In relation to morality, if every individual on the planet held the same moral belief there would be an absolute rule, but that simply is not the case. A general consensus never means an absolute consensus. Since there is no moral rule that is universally agreed upon by every individual on the planet, then there is no absolute rules of morality and that includes evil. There is no such thing as absolute evil.Source: [1] http://www.polaris.iastate.edu...