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What is Evil?

      So, what is evil? People often assign it to individuals, but are people in themselves evil?     If I were to take a poll, I think the person hands down for an example would be Adolf Hitler.  But is he evil?  Now before you get red-faced, keep reading, this is not an article about glorifying Nazi Germany.     Mother Theresa comes to mind as an example of the universal icon for good.  In her life, she has done a lot of good, but she is still a human being.  I don't know a lot about her but as a fellow human being, I can guarantee she had human failings just like the rest of us.     I remember once hearing that when Adolf Hitler was a boy he wanted to be a priest. A priest.  One of the most passive occupations in the world.  So how does a little boy with ambitions to become a priest end up one of the most hated men in world history?  Did he become evil, or did he listen to evil?     Lately, I keep hearing different people call several different people evil.  But a thought has be