Because Lions don't have consciences...we do, or at least most of us do. Lions kill for food...not for fun.
It may be in the serial killers nature to do what they do for pleasure, but their actions are purely selfish, and that is what is evil. They do not consider the harm it brings upon the family of the person they killed. Their pleasure is all that matters to them in their little universe. Meanwhile the murder victims family are left to pick up the pieces, and make sense of something that makes no sense.
Animals kill and it isn't cruel or personal...they kill to eat. We kill to eat animals, but some also kill just for the fun of it. No animal does that. Killer whales play with their prey before they kill them, but they still kill and eat them.
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Originally Posted by taylor  I don't think evil as such exists either hamix.
Look at nature. Is a lion evil when it rips apart nearby prey? What about when it kills another lion for dominance of a territory? What about when it has plenty of food and attacks other animals just for kicks? Not evil, just nature. The lion is seeking pleasure, avoiding pain.
Look at what humans do that is so-called evil. Killing other humans for money, dominance of a territory or public policy. Hunting animals for sport, or even serial killing for their enjoyment. It's in their nature to pursue that. Seeking pleasure, avoiding pain.
And yet we call humans evil and lions neutral why? Because we project our personal standards onto other people but we don't project those standards onto lions. So where is this good and evil but in your own mind, projected outwards?
I try to not put my standards on others but instead see them as a part of nature to be accepted as they are. But just as we wouldn't let a lion loose to eat our neighbors and family, neither should we be passive in the face of people who wish to harm others. This has nothing to do with punishment though.
"To understand everything is to forgive everything." - Buddha |