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which is worse to be

stupid
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evil
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I'd say evil, because stupidity can lead to good things in some rare cases.
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Worse to be stupid or evil yourself, or worse for people in general to be stupid or evil?
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worse for you, in this thread.
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im already evil, and i enjoy it. >D
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Oh, if it just concerns me then I would prefer to be evil than stupid.
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Hmm. As far as self intrest goes, I'd rather be evil. That said, I'd be one of those really competent scary evil people, so others might prefer I be stupid.

Tough shit for them, then, that I'm evil. :twisted:
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Evil. There's a difference between intentionally harming others, and accidentally harming others.
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I always thought stupidity has killed far more people than evilness....
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Evil is easier to vanquish than stupid. Stupid seems to breed more stupid.
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I remain neutral.
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Hobot wrote:Oh, if it just concerns me then I would prefer to be evil than stupid.
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<--- is evil as is. Guess what my choice was?
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Umm... look at the avatar. 'Nuff said.
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conveniently enough, queeb is at 666 posts today.
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Ravencrow wrote:I always thought stupidity has killed far more people than evilness....
It probably has, just not all at the same time like Evil. ...Usually.

On the same note, that means that Stupid is far better for the Human Gene Pool as a whole.
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Ravencrow wrote:I always thought stupidity has killed far more people than evilness....
Perhaps, but stupid people don't inflict damage upon others intentionally.

Evil, on the other hand, is about deliberately harming others - be it for some higher cause, personal gain or no reason at all. (some people have even made evil a principle on its own, most notably Vladimir Lenin)
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Whose definition of Evil are we using? I am quite alright being 'evil' by the Bible's standards, but I would not want to be evil by the standards of my family.
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damn, you sound like me in roleplay. what is evil?

basic immorality - causing harm.
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I see stupid people all the time and i see Evil people all the time. On the whole i'd rather be evil because evil is more satisfying. I would be evil already but i still have that nagging consience that i need removed.
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Enforcer Talen wrote:conveniently enough, queeb is at 666 posts today.
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SAMAS wrote:
Ravencrow wrote:I always thought stupidity has killed far more people than evilness....
It probably has, just not all at the same time like Evil. ...Usually.

On the same note, that means that Stupid is far better for the Human Gene Pool as a whole.
Yea...except that all Stupid is good for, re: the gene pool, is getting rid of Stupid.
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I'd say it's worse to be evil, as people considered "evil", like Stalin and Hitler have killed far more people than stupidity has. However, stupidity is far more common, and in some cases it leads to irrational delusions, which leads to evil.
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Luke Starkiller wrote:Whose definition of Evil are we using?
My personal definition of evil is: "The desire to inflict harm upon others, for one's personal gain, or for a cause which hurts more people than it helps."

We can all agree that this is indeed evil, isn't it?
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Simon H.Johansen wrote:
Luke Starkiller wrote:Whose definition of Evil are we using?
My personal definition of evil is: "The desire to inflict harm upon others, for one's personal gain, or for a cause which hurts more people than it helps."

We can all agree that this is indeed evil, isn't it?
So sadism = evil? In its entirety?
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