Why do so many people have a need to speculate on the
reasons behind evil acts, as if psychology, alienation or upbringing are
satisfactory explanations?
Because we like to think that if there is a reason for
the conduct which health professionals can treat, we can limit (if not prevent)
future occurrences.
That is a fruitless quest. I suggest that the explanation for the doing
of evil acts, less satisfying though the answer may be, is the existence of
evil people.
We may shy from affixing that label to the Aurora killer
and call him mad, deranged or crazy. But
why? We don’t search for reasons to
explain Joseph Stalin or Adolph Hitler.
Their evil acts defined them.
Conservatives know human nature. Evil exists.
There is no cure for it. And
there is nothing we can do to make it disappear.
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