Musings: The Measure of Violence

WHEN the Virginia Tech massacre happened, thoughts about evil, the existence of God and hell sprang to mind. People wonder what kind of person could do something like that and theorize about the mental state, the emotional imbalance, background, family history and so on.

All kinds of motives are dug up: ­rejection, depression, anger and frustration, resentment and hatred and a myriad of other antisocial sentiments i