But that probably relates to the first point: a commercial on TV saying "piracy is evil, don't be evil!" conflicts with the fact that I'm not going to pay $750 for Office when I can get it for $5.
Moreover, people pay or forgive debts, reconcile quarrels, and try to rid themselves of the evils, conflicts, and impurities they have accumulated during the preceding months, translating the central conception of the festival into a justification for dealing anew with continuing situations in their lives.
The "Rings" trilogy, much of which was written during World War II, is a dark, monumental epic of Good and Evil in conflict, whereas "The Hobbit," first published in 1937 (and later revised), is a more lighthearted book, an adventure story whose comical and fairy-tale elements are very much in the foreground.
If in ethics you hold that there should be no preventable suffering for any reason, regardless of the cause or consequence, then the problem of evil will conflict with your acceptance of traditional theism.
There are the age-old issues of good versus evil, rivalry, conflict, chaos.
Editors of high-profile medical journals vilify the pharmaceutical industry, provide forums for antibusiness critics, tout theoretical evils of conflict-of-interest and promote an idealized view of research.
Our days are made up of personal narratives of good and evil, joy and conflict, magic potions and angry gnomes.
It transpires that war has shattered his nerves - and convinced him that nuclear carnage is a lesser evil than endless conflict.
I was completely stunned, however, by your description of the paper's obligation in this case as "presenting both the good and evil that armed conflict can bring".
