studying evil makes you evil?

Nahh, I don't see anything wrong with that. You're just expanding your knowledge & getting a better understanding of the world. Without people like that in the world, we would never progress. We would be at a standstill if people only looked at the good. Kudos to you! I find the evil side of things very interesting as well. I'm not evil though, at least. As far as I know! haha, =O

Well, i consider myself a learnerer. And right and wrong are subjective to perspectives. Whats right for me might not be right for you and vice versa. SO i dont think i can believe in this theory of studying evil makes you evil .. it can however, makes you inclined to test a few things on your own .. but that doesnt means that is how will you be for the rst of you life. Learning about something is just gaining knowledge, and sometimes, this very knowledge can save us from the real evil when it comes.

Oh that definitely doesn't make you evil or bad or weird or anything. My mom loves true crime books, and reads about it online as well. And I haven't been able to get too into reading because I can't focus long enough to read for long. But I like movies that are about murder and stuff. And I definitely don't agree with it or like it, it's just the suspense and psychology of it, kinda seeing things from the criminals viewpoint and the victims viewpoint. Anyone thinks that there is something wrong with studying or reading about bad things or people are just close-minded and they want to sit there and act like the world is perfect and safe, when the truth is, it isn't always the case.

I think studying things like that makes you be better able to protect yourself against them. Ignorance is not your friend so the saying goes; and it is true. Know the enemy in order to beat them. That's smart. I also think some people are born with abilities to think that helps those trying to catch crazy people, catch them. Naturally curious. I also think that most people want to hide behind lies and "feel" safe. The truth is handled by those who have to stomach to do so. It's not always pretty.

I stay away from stuff that 'gives me the creeps' hehehe. My son is a different story. He is fascinated with that kind of stuff and at 3 years old was quoting horror movies. (He would watch them with his sister, not me!)He's like the resident expert on Hitler, Dahmer, Manson, etc., and my mother was always saying 'he's going to turn out to be a serial killer', which really used to annoy me, in fact it made me want to slap her. But like I said, I stay away from that kind of stuff since when I read about it or watch movies about it I feel creepy and on edge for days afterwards. I'm not gonna make choices for anybody else though, regardless of their age. People criticize me because I always allowed my kids to make their own choices about what they wanted to eat or what they wanted to watch on TV. I certainly let them know my opinions but I left the final decision up to them.

Knowledge can't hurt anyone. It's what one chooses to do with that knowledge that can be a problem. For literally thousands of years, the Kaballah was forbidden to anyone who was not at least 40 years of age, married, and with a beard. This was only the first indication that women could not study it. The rest of it was the firmly held belief that any woman who read it would immediately go incurably insane. I've made it to the age of 61 without insanity, and I've studied Kaballah every day for longer than I can remember. It's even become somewhat stylish. One of my master's degrees concerns aberrent behaviors, such as serial killing, abuse, etc. None of that knowledge has ever even fleetingly aroused any interest in becoming one of those people. The ones who should be seriously worried about something being very wrong are those whose minds are so tightly closed that they think it's up to them to protect the world by warning against using the intelligence with which we were born! Poor them.

I have always been fascinated by books about serial killers or brutal killers. I read about Charles Manson years ago and about the famous one who ate his victims years ago. BUT I have been told that I am TOO nice and that I am a nice person. Guess I have not been affected by reading those books. I don't think it means a thing except that someone is curious about what happened or maybe about what was going through someone's head when they could do such things to someone else. I know it is the furthest thing from my mind.

Its mostly absurd. Some people may have an innate "evil" that could be influenced by further reading and study, not everyone is like this. Some people study "evil" for knowledge sake. It would be similar to studying "good" or even more debatable topics: history, society, politics, weaponry, combat. People reading certain topics does not mean a person will become what they've read. People may take thoughts to heart, but for the most part they keep the knowledge and remain as the people they are. This topic is similar to other media consumption issues. Does watching violent t.v. make a person violent? Does playing games make one evil? Does watching manipulative dramas make one manipulative? Does watching empty videos, soaps, game shows and other media make one empty? While some people may fit the assumptions, many do not. In fact assumptions like the one you mentioned and the ones I've mentioned are simply there to uphold people's misguided beliefs and expectations.

I dont hink so. Studying evil will make us more prepared.. more capable of how to prevent us from it. We far the things we dont know about .. the danger unkown is the biggest threat. So, not leearnin, not gaining knowledge about such stuff just because people with their ignorant minds and unexplainable logics think you will turn evil might be our biggest mistake. We cannot categorize evil and good like labels on boxes. They are a matter of personal opinion (as already stated above) ... Evil for me, might be holy for someone else. Doesnt that makes us all sinners at some point ?? .. And arent the people who say knowledge will make us turn bad are evil themselves when u think about it from a point of veiw of a sceptic learner. However .. I have to admit .. evil has a strong influence over how we are and what we do. It takes a man with clear cnscience and good mental strength to not be affected by what he learns.

y shd one study evil, there are so much better things to do

By that criteria, studying French would make you French, and studying Proctology would make you...

Hi moon, I would rather read a book about true crime (murder, serial killer) than anything else. I have always been fascinated with reading these kinds of books. And, believe me, I am the safest person you would ever want to meet! LOL There is absolutely nothing wrong in reading true crime. It is very interesting to try to figure out why these people came to be the way they are. I'm still trying to figure out Charles Manson, after all these years. I read everything I can find about him. Does that make me a psychotic madwoman? I don't think so! Have a great day!

It's amazing how close-minded other people can get. Surely, if I choose to study dogs, for instance, would that make me a dog? (laughs at own joke) It's not necessarily true that you'll be corrupted easily by what you are studying unless you commit yourself to doing what it tells you to do. It's always the person's decision whether or not he/she will do something drastic about it.

I think this will have to effects. 1. They learn of new methods to do evil 2. They learn how they can prevent evil

Now that is just ridiculous but I'm sure there are people that do really believe that is true. I am sure there are people who are so easily influenced that watching a movie or reading a book could affect them. I'd have to also believe that that person already had some emotional or mental problems of some sort and and it wasn't the movie or the book that caused this problem. just my theory...I really don't know.

Some people just don't share that thirst for knowledge that some of us have. I love reading books and biographies about serial killers. I also like reading books about different religions. I love to read and learn about anything that I can possibly read and learn about regardless of whether it fits in the confines of what other people consider acceptable reading. If I choose to read about a serial killer, it doesn't mean that I want to be a serial killer. If I read about satanism, demons and possessions, it doesn't mean that I am a devil worshipper. If I read about vampires and werewolves, it doesn't mean that I wish to become one. If I read about Jihad, it does not mean I wish to become a terrorist and join the Taliban. I read because knowledge is power! One of the biggest problems that we have in this world is a lack of communication and understanding. If more people understood the religions and customs of other cultures, there would be less war. The only way to ever understand these things, besides living them, is to read about them. Reading the Anarchist's Cookbook does not an Anarchist make!

Well if that makes you evil, then I am evil for sure. I actually just started reading up about Charles Manson because I have heard his name around for so long, but never really knew exactly what happened and what Spahn Ranch was all about. For me, I think I am warranted in reading about serial killers and things like that because I am a psychology major. It is interesting to read about people like that to learn about how people's views can be skewed and twisted into something so strange and horrific. I guess those some people would have you believe that if you read the Bible, you're good? That's not true either...

I have a differed opinion about it. One side i have an opinion that it is not at all wrong or it is foolish to think that a person who reads killers is a psychiotic or something at the same time there are quite a few people who are really psychopathic and read such killers to just innovate their ideas :D But then we even have heard people saying that our interests depend on our nature. So people who pick up romanctics, thrillers and a lot like that differs on their nature. So in that perception people mistake killer lovers :)

When you are studying way of serial killers thinking you can better understand them. If you understand them you are one step closer to accept them. When you accept them you are two steps closer to become one. All that stops you is yourself and some people can just don't believe in you. You can watch and read 1000 serial killers cases and be still normal and sometimes you can watch one movie or read one book and actually something bad can awake in you. It's all depends on person. Cheers and happy myloting.

Nope, I think those people are just idiots to think that a person amused on reading those kinds of books are insane or something.