I understand what you're saying (I think), but I would word it differently.
Ishamael's beliefs are, by our definition, evil.
Therefore, Ishamael is, by our definition, evil.
But, Ishamael doesn't believe he is evil, nor does he believe the DO is evil, nor does he believe in evil. He simply believes what he believes, and doesn't care about any arbitrary label of that belief as Good or Evil.
Ishamael's beliefs are, by our definition, evil.
Therefore, Ishamael is, by our definition, evil.
But, Ishamael doesn't believe he is evil, nor does he believe the DO is evil, nor does he believe in evil. He simply believes what he believes, and doesn't care about any arbitrary label of that belief as Good or Evil.
I'm fairly certain that Ishamael knows what he's doing is evil. He simply believes that the ends justify the means.
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Ishamael's nature
- 01/03/2010 05:27:48 PM
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Not a question of intelligence. Rather, a different way of thinking...
- 01/03/2010 07:23:37 PM
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I'd go with this - he lost sight of the forest for enumerating the trees.
- 01/03/2010 08:21:39 PM
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I agree, except with your statement on what Ishamael's area of expertise is ...
- 02/03/2010 03:17:13 PM
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Which makes him the most evil of the Forsaken... or the least evil
- 02/03/2010 04:38:06 PM
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Are you saying that philosophers are inherently more intelligent than other academics?
- 02/03/2010 04:53:13 PM
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Crap
- 02/03/2010 08:58:12 PM
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That high IQ should make you realise that I am making the same point you are...
- 02/03/2010 09:53:59 PM
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Re: Which makes him the most evil of the Forsaken... or the least evil
- 02/03/2010 05:30:43 PM
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Re: Which makes him the most evil of the Forsaken... or the least evil
- 02/03/2010 06:01:41 PM
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Re: Which makes him the most evil of the Forsaken... or the least evil
- 07/03/2010 11:31:14 PM
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I doubt that.
- 08/03/2010 01:21:32 AM
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Re: Not a question of intelligence. Rather, a different way of thinking...
- 02/03/2010 07:22:58 PM
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Re: Ishamael's nature
- 02/03/2010 01:49:19 AM
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Re: Ishamael's nature
- 02/03/2010 02:51:44 PM
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Re: Ishamael's nature
- 02/03/2010 07:31:32 PM
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Found a great theory about Ishamael and his logic on theoryland
- 02/03/2010 02:48:02 PM
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I have to disagree on one thing, at the very least...
- 08/03/2010 01:47:47 AM
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Re: I have to disagree on one thing, at the very least...
- 08/03/2010 12:37:27 PM
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Yes, but Shai'tan himself is outside the Pattern.
- 08/03/2010 06:23:19 PM
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Re: Yes, but Shai'tan himself is outside the Pattern.
- 09/03/2010 01:54:26 PM
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Because there is a Creator.
- 09/03/2010 05:57:16 PM
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faulty assumptions
- 10/03/2010 05:05:23 AM
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Impossible.
- 10/03/2010 06:22:43 AM
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maybe an analogy will help
- 10/03/2010 12:55:37 PM
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- 10/03/2010 12:55:37 PM
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But therein lies the problem.
- 10/03/2010 04:58:42 PM
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your own argument is self defeating
- 11/03/2010 08:10:36 AM
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No, that past was created after he was imprisoned.
- 11/03/2010 05:43:08 PM
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*sigh* I guess we will just have to agree to disagree then.... I still think your theory is flawed *NM*
- 12/03/2010 05:11:10 AM
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Anyway I just realized this point is irrelevant to the original theory
- 11/03/2010 08:14:20 AM
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