Whichever comes first, free will or your head exploding.

I'm Angela Duckworth.

I'm Mike Mann, and you're listening to no stupid questions.

Today on the show. And you're listening to no stupid questions.

Today on the show, is anyone truly evil?

This is a bad apple.

This is a bad person. Mike we have a question from Melissa on evil.

Mike, we have a question from Melissa on evil.

Oh gosh, okay?

Just a light topic. I almost wish I had a malevolent laugh right there but I I don't know that I have one. Like a Disney villain laugh. Exactly.

All right, Alyssa asks, what exactly do you mean when you use the word evil?

I'm especially curious because the other day my friend and I got into a surprisingly heated yet Kurt debate.

We were talking about whether my neighbor is mentally ill or evil.

I said you have to be religious or believe in some supernatural force to believe in evil.

She firmly refuted and had no interest in going deeper.

Clearly, I do.

Before my friend shut down our conversation, she asked,

was Hitler evil? I replied, he was likely mentally ill, and she

said that sounds like an excuse. Please, Angela and Mike, enlighten me.

What I'm mostly curious about is what happened in her neighborhood because this sounds like some

great neighborhood drama if a neighbor is described as evil.

Yeah like what's going on it is an interesting. if a neighbor is described as evil.

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