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Re: The Problem of Evil
Old 08-17-2007, 08:55 PM   #2
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Default Re: The Problem of Evil

Quite distracting. But hey, at least it isn't Natalie Portman.

The concept of good and evil are both relative terms. You don't need to prove the existence of a god to determine if they are relevant. It's the basis of the religion you're scrutinizing that needs to be proven. While the notion of evil is prevalent in the Judaeo-Christian religions, in polytheistic religions this abstraction is almost nonexistent.

You have your trickster gods and your gods who cause hurricanes and such, but none of them are considered to be evil.

If you submit to the Judadeo-Chrisitian God then the laws found in the Old & New Testaments, and the Qur'an (whichever of the three is your flavor of choice) are the word of God, which is enough of a reason to follow them. Who cares if you like pork? God forbids it...or he did...and then he stopped...and then he did again...

For those who don't believe in this God or his buddy Satan, the concept of evil still exists. If one does something "bad" chances are they'll feel regret or remorse. Not always though. And one's concept of what makes something "bad" can change just as easily.

I don't for a second believe there is "evil" in the world. There are things not socially acceptable but change the society and that changes as well.

I'll conclude how I always do: People are idiots. They make up laws and taboos and call things evil because they don't know any better.

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