Pure evil. Satan. >From the article: "How can we measure people's belief in pure evil (BPE) and what consequences does such a belief have on our responses to wrong-doers? According to this research, one of the central features of BPE is evil's perceived immutability. Evil people are born evil they cannot change. Two judgments follow from this perspective: 1) evil people cannot be rehabilitated, and 2) the eradication of evil requires only the eradication of all the evil people. Following this logic, the researchers tested the hypothesis that there would be a relationship between BPE and the desire to aggress towards and punish wrong-doers."
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