Rescuing Evil: What We Lose

The use of the term “evil” has become controversial. Many are reluctant to apply it at all – even to Adolph Hitler (psychological adjustment problems, you see). And while it is true that the word has been recurrently misused, if we abandon the idea that it is possible to commit a knowingly evil act, we must abandon our belief in free will. Consider the case of "Psycho-Cabbie"...