Introduction Evil can be characterized many different ways, but for the purposes of this paper evil will be defined as a dishonorable act completed by an individual's free choice to do so, such as intentionally harming another person. Additionally, the earth can also experience what is known as physical or environmental evils as well. These biological occurrences do not have a human component and may be more difficult to explain, examples include earthquakes and floods (Phillips et al., 2015). According to Phillips et al., (2015) these evils can be defined as moral and natural evils and at times they overlap to be called mixed evils, but the most difficult evil to comprehend being "gratuitous evil", which is defined as a senseless act that …show more content…
Expressions of the worldview include Secular Humanism or Hedonism. Likewise, these worldviews originate within science where the atheist or agnostic perspective of a God is pointless (Phillips et al., 2015). The Atheist or Agnostic most likely would evaluate evil as unfortunate coincidence or reason due to a natural source. These worldviews would perceive the Islamic State evil as a natural progression with no connection from a God. The reason being there is not a profound significance between evil that the Islamic State is causing, just unfortunate to be suffering (Phillips et al., 2015). Transcendentalism or ideas of Pantheist often practiced as Buddhism, Hinduism, or Scientology view God as a part of everything. Humans take on a "godlike" quality, as well as God is a part of all that humans perceive, feel, and accomplish (Phillips et al., 2015). According to Phillips et al., (2015) the Pantheist can view evil in a couple of ways; the first being an "illusion of the human mind" and the second being "karma" (p. 152-153). The Pantheist might respond to the Islamic State by stating that the evil is deceptive or occurred by