Do the French Really Not Have a Word That Distinguishes?

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In spanish, i think you could s you might say, like diabolical. You might make reference to that in a way that even a secular person would understand what you mean. It does pick something out that is different than just saying, really, really bent. And i think, like i still feel that way after reading these papers.

David and Tamler descend into the dark pits of Hell to look Satan in the eyes and discover the nature of evil. OK…that’s not fully accurate, we just read and talk about a couple of philosophy articles that analyze the concept. What are the features of evil people and acts? Does evil just mean ‘really really really really bad’ or is it categorically different in some way? Can you be evil without ever actually causing harm? Is Tony Soprano evil?

Plus we take a "moral alignment" quiz (inspired by role playing games like Dungeons and Dragons). We both want to end up as ‘chaotic good’ but does it turn out that way? And what kind of character is a unicorn?