Andrew Doyle

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The unfathomability of evil

We can never truly explain atrocities like the Minneapolis church shooting, but we can see how ideology distorts vulnerable minds.

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Andrew Doyle
Aug 29, 2025
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We all know evil when we see it. The origins of the concept may be theological, but you don’t have to believe in God to recognise the utter negation of humanity when it occurs. Since the news broke on Wednesday of the young man who opened fire on the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, killing two children and…

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