I have just begun watching the new Amazon Prime video series “Hunters”  and it reminded me of the large capacity humankind has for evil.

People’s inhumanity to other people has long surprised me.  Why are profoundly immoral and wicked acts allowed?  This seems like a simple fix, don’t allow anyone to practice evil.

The Eternal Idealist

For me, a world without evil seems to represent an ideal state.  For some, the lack of angst and stress might be missed, I am not one of those people.

Unfortunately, idealism often represents the practice of forming and pursuing goals which are especially unrealistic.  The question becomes why is the eradication of evil unrealistic?

Tales of the Holocaust

The genocide of some six million people of the Jewish faith in the 1940s has been labeled the holocaust.  The events of the holocaust are presented in the Hunters.

Perhaps, in a somewhat exaggerated form, the show highlights the insanity that was perpetrated by our fellow human beings.   This is the stuff of nightmares.

What is Reality?

I salute all those involved in creation and presentation of the Amazon show for taking a difficult topic and spreading the message.  The tale unfolds without bias, it is just a story told in a way that allows us to draw our own conclusions.

It is kind of a good against evil story but is it?  If good practices immoral and wicked acts to defend themselves have they become evil?

For me though the real question is still, why does evil exist in the first place.