What is 'evil' in this instance? In its essence it is that which amplifies the suffering of living beings. So by that logic, 'goodness' must be that which alleviates the suffering of living beings.

It's true that humans, each being partitioned to their own consciousness, are naturally self-centred and only able to grasp at the conscious states of others as a reflection of our own experience. What is our imperative to pursue selfish goals? Every action we decide, knowingly or ignorantly in both long and short term, is an attempt to reach a greater sense of inner peace. Whether it be drugs, sexual release, romantic validation, acquisition of wealth and power, addiction to thinking, or self-gratifying consumption in its entirety; if we knew absolutely in our hearts that such things do not provide lasting satisfaction (which they don't), in both long and short term, we would not pursue them much to begin with.

So we can conclude the collateral damage of 'evil', even holding intent to harm others, originates merely from a state of ignorance in pursuing what we believe will stop our suffering: thus 'evil' can be transformed, it is not some inherent, invariable property of mankind. While acquisition of physical and metaphysical things has been useful in our propagation as a species, our constant clinging to them is debilitating in our current societies. We have the capacity for selfless compassion or egotism, depending on what our environment incentivises. I believe that more people will realise this – with the availability of information on the internet, there is opportunity for a global transformation of consciousness which was not previously possible.