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Originally posted by CaptainCrunch@May 2 2005, 09:14 AM
Interesting points, and I can really believe what your saying, except for the fact that we'll never know if Hitler was truly mentally ill, or if Stalin was even though he did show some strong sociopathic tendancies. And thats the crux of the argument here.
Because if they were both rational to some extent, then Hitler was the greater evil due to his justification. If they were both mentally Ill, then the whole evil thing goes out the window and this spirals into an argument about mental illness justification.
And how do you define evil?
Is it an intentional act to reach a goal even though your actions will harm millions.
Or is it an intentional act with no goal in mind except to satisfy your base instincts (hatred, lust, greed)?
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I don't know who was the most evil, but I would say that Stalin was the most dangerous. As you say he seemed to be a sociopath who went about his cold calculating business with little respect for human life and yet died of old age. Hitler was full of hate which clouded his judgement and left him cornered into commiting suicide.