Can somebody tell me why it is that good and evil does exist.. it so sad that evil exist... dont you think so?
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There is evil in the world because Adam deferred to the devil by eating the fruit. But don't worry, God has the hairs of all our heads numbered. He sent His Son to endure every hard thing we have had to endure, physically and emotionally, on the cross. evil will not reign forever. And when it's all over, and you go to live with Him, He will wipe away all your tears.
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Does it mean it doesn't, it's a fifty fifty chance. I prefer to believe that it does in fact exist. That is GOD, and I am sure glad He does, this world is bad enough with all the non believers who don't think that there are consequences for their actions, could you imagine if no one believed? What an awful state we would be in.
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Subject: Fw: Theory of Evil \n\n\n\n\n"Does evil exist? Did God create evil?" \nThe University professor challenged his students with this question: \n"Did God create everything that exists?" \n \nA student bravely replied, "Yes he did!" \n \n"God created everything?" The professor asked. \n \n"Yes sir", the student replied. \n \n        The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God \ncreated evil, since evil exists, and according to the principal that \nour works define who we are, then God is evil." \n        The student became quiet before such an answer. The professor, \nquite pleased with himself, boasted to the students that he had proven \nonce more that the religious faith was a myth. \n        Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a \nquestion professor?" \n    "Of course", replied the professor. \n \nThe student stood up and asked, "Professor does cold exist?" \n \n"What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you \nnever been cold?" The students snickered at the young man's \nquestion. \n        The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist. \nAccording to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in \nreality the absence of heat. Everybody or object is susceptible \nto study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes \na body or matter have or transmit energy. \n        Absolute zero (-460? F) is the total absence of heat; all \nmatter becomes inert and incapable of reaction at that temperature. \nCold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how \nwe feel if we have no heat." \n        The student continued, "Professor, does darkness exist?" \nThe professor responded, "Of course it does." \n        The student replied, "Once again you are wrong sir, darkness \ndoes not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light \nwe can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton's prism \nto break white light into many colors and study the various wavelengths \nof each color. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can \nbreak into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know \nhow dark a certain space is?    You measure the amount of light present. \nIsn't this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to describe what \nhappens when there is no light present." \n        Finally the young man asked the professor, "Sir, does evil exist?" \nNow uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course as I have \nalready said. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's \ninhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence \neverywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil. \n        To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at least \nit does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is \njust like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe \nthe absence of God. God did not create evil.  Evil is the result of what \nhappens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's \nlike the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that \ncomes when there is no light." \nThe professor sat down. \nThe young man's name -- Albert Einstein\n=====================================\nhttp://patriotfiles.org/america.htm
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I know you may not want to believe it, but there are evil spirits that can take posession of people. I have seen it. And I would encourage you not to be too confident about your opinions on this. There is more out there than you may have encountered, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.
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Good and evil are highly biased concepts precisely because of social constructions such as God and Satan. However, we cannot look at the world as a set of binary opositions: white, black, up, down, God, Devil etc. If it really were about negativity and positivity if you can say that, then what the hell do we do with everything in between?!?! As far as Satan goes, he is just a human created mithological creature that scares small minded people and keeps them in line. He is the product of some idiot's imagination who wanted to control people's mind, Satan is a political weapon as is God; and for people's brainwashed little heads, he represents evil and darkness and "the enemy", so it is the people who attatch meaning to an otherwise meaningless nonexistant thing like the devil.
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Well, personally I don't believe in good and evil or a "good" god and an "evil" god. If there is "one" god then everything came into existence because of it, not only "good" also "evil". \n\nThe devil to me is a mythical character and even in Judaism he has no freewill, so what will be the point to worship it? I believe there are forces of creation and forces of destruction (call it gods if you will) maybe they are all manifestations of the highest "Mind of Creation" (all manifestations of "one" God or Godess).\n\nMaybe Christians needed someone to blame all the “bad” things on and so created this “Devil” guy. I think it is a bit far fetched and only makes their god look like a weakling that can’t manage his own creation. That is why I think their god is a fake.
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"good" and "evil" are just words of the english language that humans created and humans define. they only mean what the general population wants them to mean
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I have thought about it- a lot! I don't have any answers, just more questions; if God is omnipotent ( all knowing, all powerful, etc ) than why is there such suffering in the world? Why do children get cancer, why do bad things happen to supposedly God-fearing people who are doing exactly what they are supposed to be doing in His eyes? Why indeed...
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Good and evil is a matter of perspective.  Typically, good/evil is regarded as what is beneficial for society.  Of course, what is beneficial for a society varies on a bunch of different factors.\n\nAn example is that in the artic, euthanasia was regarded as good.  The society did not have the resources to care for elderly that were infirm.\n\nAnother:  Homosexual marriage is considered evil in some parts of the United States, but in Ancient Greece, the Spartan warriors encouraged homosexual behavior.\n\nSome major religions list some things as "sinful"; but the entire idea of divine justice/punishment is unnecessary.
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Hah, people are dumb. Way to go, dude.\n\nThe answer is: Because there is no god, it's just a concept. Evil does not exist, it's what you create.
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its evil, maybe? Thats what I think.\n\nWhy else does much of the world call it the "Great Satan"?\n\nI don't quite agree with that, however, because the Devil is the Devil.
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According to my understanding, God created both good and evil in order to give man free will to chose between them. In the Jewish tradition, we believe that both good and evil exist not only in the world but within a human being; therefore we are continuously confronted to our own duality and we don't always know what to chose from. Some things appear to be good but they are not, other blessings come disguised as a curse To trade one's soul so that Satan can return to God and therefore erradicate evil from the world would be a great opportunity to save the world and achieve world peace. And by the way, it would not be dangerous for the "traded" soul because when Satan returns to God, all will be one.
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Heaven and Hell do exist, here on terra firma itself. \nThe concept of Heaven and Hell are tied with joys and sorrows.\n\nYou pay for your crimes in this very life. Your good deeds negate the bad things. Since even the worst criminal has performed more good deeds than bad, life is good even for him/her/it, and happy 80% of the time, even for the poorest beggar, it's the 20% that we pay for our errors that hurts us, and are a painful memory to prevent us from repeating the same mistakes/sins again. (The 20% figure could be exaggerated and on the higher side)\n\nWhatever happens happens for good. Boy am I preaching or what?
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Heaven and Hell do exist, here on terra firma itself.\nThe concept of Heaven and Hell are tied with joys and sorrows.\n\nYou pay for your crimes in this very life. Your good deeds negate the bad things. Since even the worst criminal has performed more good deeds than bad, life is good even for him/her/it, and happy 80% of the time, even for the poorest beggar, it's the 20% that we pay for our errors that hurts us, and are a painful memory to prevent us from repeating the same mistakes/sins again. (The 20% figure could be exaggerated and on the higher side)\n\nWhatever happens happens for good. Boy am I preaching or what?
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I think good and evil are artificial constructs Man has created. As Emerson said, if you drew a line between good and evil, you would cut across every human heart.
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If evil exists and god is against evil then god cannot be all good all knowing and all powerful at the same time.He either doesn't know about evil, doesn't have a problem with evil, or can't do anything about evil. \n\nThis is not about free will either, as if god is all knowing he would have known about evil before it happens, If he were all powerful he would be able to stop the evil, and were he all good he would not have created people who were going to do evil in the first place. \n\nThere is no way arround it, such a god would have created the universe for evil to be in it. He would have wanted evil. Thankfully there's polytheism.
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The possibility of evil existed.\n\nBecause evil (in the biblical sense) is transgressing the spirit or word of God's Law.\n\nThat's why there was a law in the first place, so the created beings would have a guideline for happiness and perfection.\n\nGreat question!