Why Modern Intellectuals Deny the Concept of Evil by Dr. Edwin A. Locke   Dr. Locke examines the premises held by contemporary psychologists (and many other intellectuals) that lead them to deny the concept of evil, insisting instead that all people are automatically good unless circumstances make them otherwise; that all people are morally equal; that all people are open to reason. The result is a denial of the existence of deliberate malice: the desire of some people to harm innocent victims. The premises causing this denial include: moral relativism; egalitarianism; determinism; fear of physical reality; Christianity; and modern nihilism. Also discussed are the practical consequences of the denial of evil.