A lot of the questions are quite stupid and ambiguous with a lot of hidden assumptions.
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You've broken the law
This assumes that the law in question is moral. For instance, if someone in Nazi Germany breaks the law by hiding Jews from the Gestapo, this hardly qualifies as evil (in this case,
obeying the law would be evil).
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You've looked at nudie pics online
We all know how evil nudity is!
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You've done illegal drugs
Firstly, taking drugs only harms the user - you're not hurting someone else. If it was "you've forced someone else to take illegal drugs against their will", then yes, that's evil, but when we're dealing with self destructive behaviour there's some contention as to whether that qualifies as evil or mere stupidity. Secondly, just because a drug is illegal does not mean that it is bad; this question makes the same mistake as the first in assuming that the law is moral. Many drugs which are illegal can if used correctly have beneficial effects - eg. the use of cannabis for pain relief. Furthermore, it is entirely conceivable that there might exist a corrupt government which bans a drug which a person needs to survive. In such a situation, preventing themselves from dying as a result of the prejudices/stupidity of the government hardly qualifies as an evil act.
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You've called someone the "c" word
Are we talking about justly or unjustly calling them "the 'c' word"? If unjustly, then this might be a bad thing to do. But if the person had done something to warrant it, is the implication that we're supposed to lie about our true opinion of them? Or is it a mere perpetuation of the laughable idea that some words have a magic power, that a particular combination of sounds is somehow bad independent of context?
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You've made a promise you knew you were going to break
Nice and ambiguous. It of course depends on what the promise was and under what circumstances it was made. There is nothing wrong with breaking a promise made at gunpoint to do something to assist a homicidal madman, for instance.
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You've divulged someone's dark secret
Instant counterexample:
"Don't tell anyone, but I kidnap homeless people, chop them up into little pieces and eat them."
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You don't believe in God
Because we all know that not believing in the existence of the particular immortal being with magic powers the ancient Caananites worshipped as their god of war naturally means that one is about to go on a killing spree.
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You hate kids
I guess it's not possible to do anything right - I mean, if you
love kids, you're evil too!
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You've gotten in a fist fight
So if somebody attacks you, it's your fault.
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You've been so drunk you couldn't remember the night before
Who is harmed?
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You enjoy setting things on fire
I fail to see the connection between an appreciation for the aesthetic qualities of light emitted as a result of exothermic chemical reactions and a tendency to strangle people with piano wire.
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You've been arrested
Again, assumes the law is moral. All those people in concentration camps in North Korea must be pretty evil indeed, then.
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You've harmed yourself to get attention
Yes, because we all know people deliberately choose to become mentally ill because they're so evil.
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You have a nemesis
If someone hates you, it's your fault.
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You don't think lying to a stranger is a big deal
Well, unless you're maliciously misleading them by say, extolling the medicinal benefits of cadmium, then how is it harming them? Are people obliged to share personal information with individuals they don't know?
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You enjoy very violent video games
Assumes that the player actually intends to act out the scenarios depicted in the game in reality.
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You've shot a gun... and liked it
How is this relevant, if you have no intention of shooting a gun
at a person?
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