The idea of quantum physics did surface, and though I was ready with a layman's answer, it didn't seem to carry much interest and the conversation went back to the problem of evil. Some areas of our discussion of evil seemed especially profitable. Bob, a rather feisty but polite young family man, seemed intent on explaining that evil is what society says it is. I asked Bob if that holds true for an entire country such as Nazi Germany. Paul offered the view that mankind is more of a problem than the plants and animals.
Animals only kill for food and protection.
Man plots to murder out of hatred and selfishness. I asked him why we know what we do is evil but the animals do not. At this point, Margaret couldn't help but insist that atheists train their children to be better citizens than Christians do. Her children are well disciplined and polite. Bob could not abide my idea that there is some larger personality that determines right and wrong.