"Evil dominates if good people do nothing".

Evil often results from the horrible conditions of which people are subjected too like in the ways given above. A lot of evil is also caused by human being's selfish desires, "I want..." or "I need..." and these days people forget about their friends, neighbours and families. All people tend to want is happiness in their lives and they use evil to get it.

To answer the question "Evil dominates if good people do nothing" I need to investigate good and look at the very nature of man, if he has a need, he needs those needs to be fulfilled.

Good?

There isn't a straight forward definition of good so I looked it up in a dictionary and these are the references I found...

. Of moral excellence or upright: a good person.

2. Benevolent or kind: a good soul or a good heart.

3. Loyal or staunch: a good Republican.

Good can be explained in many different ways but there isn't much need to go deep into it because good is basically right. Good is recognised by people around that person who does good.

Human Desires?

Human desires sometimes control the way we do things, act and our lifestyles as a whole. The desires that may commonly come up, good and bad are quoted from a dictionary below...

. To wish or long for or to want.

2. To express a wish for or to request.

3. A wish or longing.

4. A request or petition.

5. The object of longing.

6. Sexual appetite or passion.

Humans who don't have a religion or a faith will do just as they please, whether good or bad. They would much rather choose to demonstrate their own freewill on earth, rather than having the thought that a God follows them around and tells them what to do.

Dominating?

This word tends to mean having the majority of something, I found this quite hard to describe so I have found some dictionary definitions for this as well...

. To control, govern or rule by superior authority or power: Successful leaders dominate events rather than react to them.

2. To exert a supreme, guiding influence on or over: Ambition dominated their lives.

Domination seems to mean having control over something, someone or over an area of land, for example a leader of a country would have control/domination over his country

Who are good People?

Good people are people who notice what is happening around them and try to stop or help the problems that they see. A good person is someone who loves the people he/she helps, cares for them and has a heart for other people. Even good people are not perfect, they will do things wrong, but it's how they treat other people that counts.

Evaluating - Arguments Against and For...

I do not feel that it is in my capability to argue against "Evil dominates if good people do nothing," it's like saying if I had black and white and I take away white, black is left, there can be no white therefore no grey patches either, just pitch black, because it is logical to think that if good is taken away evil will dominate...

...But if you take the concept of 'pure' evil that means no good at all, no grey patches, just pure black, but therefore to be 'pure' evil we would simply destroy ourselves. For there to be an ultimate pain, suffering, torture and disease of unimaginable agony, this 'pure' evil is the ultimate death, if this did occur then everyone on the earth would be dead, we wouldn't be able to exist as the human race ... so the statement is true if we were to take good completely out of the statement, as long as you are willing to accept the concept that there would be a 'pure' evil if this were to happen.