By whose truth is it evil? There is a reason for knowledge of good and evil being forbidden in Judeo-Christian thought. Truth surely cannot be evil if it is to be considered the ultimate 
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Replying to @anotherday____ @Ahimsa_Satya_ and
How do you decide what is good and evil?
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Replying to @tellfisher @Ahimsa_Satya_ and
Why would I decide what is good and evil?
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Replying to @anotherday____ @tellfisher and
Hmm... for you or for others?
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Replying to @Ahimsa_Satya_ @anotherday____ and
Is consciously inflicting unnecessary suffering evil?
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Replying to @Ahimsa_Satya_ @tellfisher and
Unnecessary already implies judgement.
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Replying to @Ahimsa_Satya_ @tellfisher and
The question is really does truth make itself justice (in the world). Maybe—if you believe.1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @anotherday____ @tellfisher and
Humans have incomplete knowledge of truth and are therefore incapable of proper justice. But if there is a truth it will inflict justice for us, perhaps through us? Like Satyagraha, truth-force?
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Replying to @Ahimsa_Satya_ @tellfisher and
Yes. Truth would justify action. For Aristotle this is how the battle is won—Nicomachean means exactly that. You can fool yourself in myriad ways but not truth itself at the end of the day. Hence we speak of a poetic justice. This is the foundation of ethics/phronismos.
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I appreciate all of the thoughts. I realize how hard it is to define the truth... We don't know, what we don't know. I'd say one should stand firmly for what they believe, but never back down from debate and a quality conversation. I'm not sure there is much more you can do.
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