Developing the maturity to discern between right and wrong is seen as a divine gift and a necessary step for spiritual growth.
We have industrialized evil. We have turned it into a supply chain.
Believers are encouraged not to respond to evil with more evil (such as revenge or bitterness), as this only fuels a cycle of negativity.
Philip Zimbardo proved that ordinary college students, given uniforms, sunglasses, and absolute power over a prison, became sadistic within six days. They forced prisoners to simulate sodomy, sleep naked on concrete, and chant humiliating mantras. Zimbardo concluded that —not the soul. Anonymity, dehumanization, and authority are the real devils.
History shows us that great evils—genocides, purges, witch hunts—begin not with blood, but with words. It
is the evil of the desk job. It is the factory farmer who ignores the screaming of pigs. It is the social media manager who amplifies genocide for engagement. It is the citizen who knows about the concentration camp but cares more about getting to work on time.