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Is there a philosophical definition of badness, immorality or evil that includes non-moral agents and innate properties that are not choicesqualities people were born with?

Is there a philosophy in which a being can be born bad, immoral or evil? Even if they didn't choose their desires, thoughts and actions, even if their innate properties are not choices ...

To give an example, supposeImagine someone iswho was born a pedophile. Their attraction to pre-pubescent children is out of their control. They never chose to be this way, and they are. Can they and their attraction and desires still be bad, evil or immoral despite not being choices?

What about non-moral agents in general? And what about non-moral agents that do no harm? Say an inanimate object can do harm, but through human intervention, the harm doesn't occur. The object can not do harm anymore. Can it still be bad, immoral or evil?

Is there a philosophical definition of badness, immorality or evil that includes non-moral agents and innate properties that are not choices?

Is there a philosophy in which a being can be born bad, immoral or evil? Even if they didn't choose their desires, thoughts and actions, even if their innate properties are not choices ...

To give an example, suppose someone is born a pedophile. Their attraction to pre-pubescent children is out of their control. They never chose to be this way, and they are. Can they and their attraction and desires still be bad, evil or immoral despite not being choices?

What about non-moral agents in general? And what about non-moral agents that do no harm? Say an inanimate object can do harm, but through human intervention, the harm doesn't occur. The object can not do harm anymore. Can it still be bad, immoral or evil?

Is there a philosophical definition of immorality that includes qualities people were born with?

Imagine someone who was born a pedophile. Their attraction to pre-pubescent children is out of their control. They never chose to be this way, and they are. Can they and their attraction still be immoral?

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Is there a philosophical definition of badness, immorality or evil that includes non-moral agents and innate properties that are not choices?

Is there a philosophy in which a being can be born bad, immoral or evil? Even if they didn't choose their desires, thoughts and actions, even if their innate properties are not choices ...

To give an example, suppose someone is born a pedophile. Their attraction to pre-pubescent children is out of their control. They never chose to be this way, and they are. Can they and their attraction and desires still be bad, evil or immoral despite not being choices?

What about non-moral agents in general? And what about non-moral agents that do no harm? Say an inanimate object can do harm, but through human intervention, the harm doesn't occur. The object can not do harm anymore. Can it still be bad, immoral or evil?