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<blockquote data-quote="NotAYakk" data-source="post: 8569661" data-attributes="member: 72555">We know it is an evil act, it prevents resurrection, and it uses anti-life energy.&nbsp; The beibgs are distinct from flesh golems or animated objects, and have evil alignment, even if mindless.&nbsp; Intelligent undead retain the memory and personality of the living being, but&nbsp; become evil.It really isn't a stretch to say all undeath involves the soul of the being killed.&nbsp; Clearly the inteligent undead do, and how the soul remains trapped is continuous into the less intelligent (beastial like ghouls) and brainless (like zombies).And it explains why it is evil.We start with knowing the act is evil in and of itself.&nbsp; This is a relatively simple and consistent reason why.&nbsp; You can attempt to find another.I mean if it was just summoning evil spirits to animate corpses, then lots of other spells become evil.&nbsp; And many of them are not.So there must be something objectively evil about creating undead.&nbsp; Not situationally evil, but in the act itself.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="NotAYakk, post: 8569661, member: 72555"] We know it is an evil act, it prevents resurrection, and it uses anti-life energy. The beibgs are distinct from flesh golems or animated objects, and have evil alignment, even if mindless. Intelligent undead retain the memory and personality of the living being, but become evil. It really isn't a stretch to say all undeath involves the soul of the being killed. Clearly the inteligent undead do, and how the soul remains trapped is continuous into the less intelligent (beastial like ghouls) and brainless (like zombies). And it explains why it is evil. We start with knowing the act is evil in and of itself. This is a relatively simple and consistent reason why. You can attempt to find another. I mean if it was just summoning evil spirits to animate corpses, then lots of other spells become evil. And many of them are not. So there must be something objectively evil about creating undead. Not situationally evil, but in the act itself. [/QUOTE]

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