Molecular Sociology: Micro-Environmental
Approaching of Evil
Ahed J Alkhatib, PhD
Department of Legal Medicine, Toxicology of Fo-
rensic Medicine, School of Medicine, University
of Science and Technology
Jordan
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abstract
This study continues our previous studies addressing molecular sociology. The idea of
evil has been argued from philosophical and religious dimensions. Evil may refer to
moral concepts and ethics in philosophy, and it is opposite to good. In religions, the idea
of a devil is thought to be the driving motives for evil. In this study, we introduce a new
concept of evil and devil based on our previous studies and that of others, taking into
consideration that we may have conflicts with philosophical and religious explanations
of evil. Evil has been described as supernatural forces deviating the behaviors. We
think that evil may be perceived as cognition abnormality, which, in turn, is affected
by micro-environmental factors. Environment and gene create a behavior. Our micro-
environment has various elements made of microbes, heavy metals from the external
environment, and absent certain essential chemicals that interfere with the nervous
system, including vitamins such as Vitamin D, and Vitamin B12.
Several studies, including ours, have demonstrated that deficiency of testosterone was
one of the predisposing factors leading to severe depression and addiction. Other studies
showed an association between Vitamin D deficiency and depression and suicidal ideas.
We demonstrated that mothers exposed to lead (pb+2) during pregnancy gave mentally
retarded babies. These cases were diagnosed as mentally retarded by inheritance.
We also demonstrated that prisoners had higher levels of lead (pb+2) compared with
the control group. Those exposed to heavy metals are more irritable and have a low
threshold to violence. Microbes have new roles rather than being infectious agents and
interfere with behaviors, including Toxoplasma gondii. We found that the interactions
of microbes with the host are more important than we thought before. Microbes may be
involved in obesity and diabetes, which has behavioral impacts.
From the previous context, evil and devil can be perceived from a new approach which
may change our perception for the motives of evil and devil may also be perceived as
chemicals and microbes circulating in our blood and shape the way by which we look
article info
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Article history:
Received 01 June 2019
Received in revised form 10 June 2019
Accepted 15 June 2019
Available online 30 June 2019
doi: 10.18638/dialogo.2019.5.2.4
Keywords:
evil; devil; philosophy; microbes;
micro-environment;
DIALOGO JOURNAL 4 : 2 (2019) 64 - 69
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Oleg Ju. Latyshev, PhD
International Mariinskaya Academy,
M.D. Shapovalenko, , Moscow
Russia