necessary evils

necessary evils or that crazy idealist:

There is no such thing as necessary evil. Anything that is necessary isn't inherently evil. War? What in the world makes war necessary? NOTHING. Necessary for population control? No, abortions are necessary for population control but not war. As far as abortions being amoral - that is a topic I really don't feel like getting into. Besides, the rate at which the world population is growing is decreasing and has been doing so for at least the past 30 years.

Death isn't evil. Why else do some people welcome death?

Anything necessary has a purpose. If it has a purpose that means it should not be evil. If the ends do not justify the means, than it isn't necessary.

Pain is a little harder to explain. Pain is necessary to enjoy life. "Life is pain, Highness." - (Name the movie and possibly the character who said it for 5 points) Anything that adds to our enjoyment of life has to be good. If you think (mental) pain isn't necessary, read Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.