Thread:Jester of chaos/@comment-38785722-20190317004420/@comment-25008763-20190322203302

bad is not the same as evil btw.. evil is deliberate and exceptional bad.

name-calling is bad but not evil.

murder is both bad and evil - you can't lump all misdeeds into the same category or you have chaos.

that's why law punishes people differently depending on the heinousness of their crime : a pick-pocket or shoplifter may be given a fine, a warning or short jail time because while their actions are bad they are not, technically, outright evil.. now an armed robber who threatens to kill people to get what they want will always face large jail time because their actions are evil : they have intent to do serious harm.

bad = anything not considered socially right

evil = intended to, or very likely to, cause significant harm to others on a criminal level.

some forms of bullying are bad, some forms are indeed evil.. depends how far it goes : name-calling and general unpleasant behavior is not evil unless it crosses the line of causing significant harm to others, such as prolonged cyberbullying or very physical violence.