I – In highly intelligent and conscious beings, evil is not a moral abstraction, it is a category of willful harm that must be recognized as real.

II – In highly intelligent and conscious beings, failure to acknowledge the existence of evil is harmful to the Common Good and to the individual

III – Evil thoughts, intentions, actions, or inactions are those willfully undertaken with the understanding that they will cause pain, suffering, hardship, horror, or death.

IV – Evil thoughts, intentions, actions, or inactions include willful deceit, manipulation, or behaviors that are morally indefensible by any reasonable standard of human cooperation.

V – Evil thoughts, intentions, actions, or inactions may also be undertaken for their own sake, without external justification, and with full awareness of their destructive nature.

VI – Evil requires sufficient intelligence and consciousness to understand the consequences of one’s actions and to choose them regardless of the harm they cause.

VII – Evil thoughts, intentions, actions, or inactions are often deliberately concealed, minimized, or reframed by the individual engaging in them.

VIII – When an individual persistently engages in willful harm, despite awareness of its consequences, the situation must be addressed with seriousness and care.

IX – To protect the Common Good, boundaries may be required when willful harm continues despite reasonable efforts to correct, reconcile, or mitigate the behavior.