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God in ReligionSo God Makes This Deal With Satan
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If God allows evil for the sake of good because of the more good that is later received, then evil is itself good. Let us say for the sake of argument, then, that to kill a Jew is good, because the en... |
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Ethics & MoralityGood vs. Evil
14 Posts • 5978 Views Philosophy Forum |
Here's my question about all this good and evil. Who decides what is good and what is evil? If the decision lies with the individual whether something is good or bad, right or wrong, then there i... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
222 Posts • 57565 Views Religion Forum |
I think you are right Shade. These are the major questions we are looking for answers to. But I think that your comments here assume that we already know who God is, when that is definitely not true.... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsIs Karma Real?
25 Posts • 24921 Views Philosophy Forum |
THE LAW OF KARMA PROVIDES A GOOD DEAL OF COMFORT. IT ASSUMES THAT THE UNIVERSE IS A FAIR PLACE. IT TELLS US THAT EVIL PEOPLE AND GOOD PEOPLE WILL EVENTUALLY GET WHAT THEY DESERVE. HOWEVER I FIND TWO F... |
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God in ReligionIf God exisit...why there is so much evil in the world?
24 Posts • 7505 Views Religion Forum |
If God encompasses all things, there is no possibility "good" is his only characteristic. Even though he is capable of both good and evil does not mean he's obligated to do one or the o... |
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Society & Sociologyfashion
26 Posts • 8593 Views Psychology Forum |
fashion to an extent is useful. laws are a sort of fashion, just one the is imposed more obviously. would you deny that they are a good thing? fashion is what created society in a way. someone started... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
222 Posts • 57565 Views Religion Forum |
Why is there Evil and suffering In the World?
The Question implies that if a good god exsists, Then Evil shouldnt' because god being all powerful should stop it.
We need to ask and answer tw... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
222 Posts • 57565 Views Religion Forum |
god made man man created evil .god is all good but gave the people total freedom of choice wether to believe in him or to find another good and due to this choice of man and with ignorance of the real... |
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God in ReligionWhy Do You NOT Believe In God?
192 Posts • 40700 Views Religion Forum |
"the devil was an angel that he created"
I am definitely not one to ask about religious beliefs as I don't subscribe to any one belief and don't know much of the stories within th... |
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Emotions & FeelingsEmotional Spreading
98 Posts • 20354 Views Psychology Forum |
but what puzzles me is where this negativity stems from. if a larger portion of society spreads peace and happiness, how does this negativity and hatred survive? where does it come from?
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God in ReligionSo God Makes This Deal With Satan
12 Posts • 3372 Views Religion Forum |
If you are using the argument that the justification for God's action was because Job received increasingly more than he lost, then your argument justifies evil as long as good results from that... |
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Religion & HumanityWhy?
9 Posts • 4036 Views Religion Forum |
Good, much like love cannot be measured, nor 'explained'. If you can explain love, you are awesome.
Good is beneficial to one's health. If only evil and choas existed, we would be in... |
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GodOBVIOUS EXISTANCE OF GOD
64 Posts • 19194 Views Philosophy Forum |
^^^I understand what you're saying...but the words are not the same when i'm referring to meaning......
and death and evil aren't the same thing......let me try to break it down furt... |
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What is the nature of man?
40 Posts • 10688 Views Philosophy Forum |
I don't think human nature is either good or evil but a product of experiences and influences. Babies are born "neutral" and then become whatever they are. Plus, what are "good&quo... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
222 Posts • 57565 Views Religion Forum |
I disagree humble. I believe that every "good" event might have an "evil" counterpart, but you can have one without the other.
For example, a mason builds a house for the homeless... |
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Religion & HumanityWhat defines good or evil?
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The point was not so much what elements are feminine and which masculine, it was to illustrate the point that the universe is masculine and feminine which is neither good nor evil. It was only there t... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
222 Posts • 57565 Views Religion Forum |
I think ur friend was not literally worshipping the devil, rather the bad in him, just as people worship the good in them by worshipping God.
You said a guy raping a 9 year old is evil-it is not. H... |
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God in ReligionSo God Makes This Deal With Satan
12 Posts • 3372 Views Religion Forum |
IMO whatever "justification" god had in acting the way he did, concerns proving satan wrong.
and by having "good come from evil", that re-asserts the "ability" of god... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
222 Posts • 57565 Views Religion Forum |
If there is a god so to speak...the most probable reason for evil would be to keep an equal flux of forces within the metaphysical or psychical world. When you think of only good, evil rises...evil/go... |
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God in ReligionThe Problem of Evil
202 Posts • 41713 Views Religion Forum |
^^on the contrary my dear sir I have not limited anything of the almighty. I do agree with you tho, that what we consider to be bad came from all and the same place; the ever flowing goodness and ligh... |
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Ethics & MoralityEvil
19 Posts • 6421 Views Philosophy Forum |
If evil is to be defined as the pursuit of untruths/lies/hypocrisy than all of our actions are evil, for we can know nothing as absolute fact (in my opinion) and as such, everything we claim to know i... |
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Do you deserve respect?
73 Posts • 15251 Views Philosophy Forum |
Desiring evil upon others comes from our hatred. But will you call someone evil, etherealmeekle, if someone desires to kill a dictator?
Motives deserve more importance. Things don't always tu... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
222 Posts • 57565 Views Religion Forum |
I look at this computer and I see a computer. Beyond that I, me personally, adds emotions to its...e.g. its shit or its awesome.
You can see the glass as half empty or half full (or the glass as tw... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
222 Posts • 57565 Views Religion Forum |
Satan was a beloved and beautiful angel. His pride, which besought and he fed from evil, filled him with hate. And hate did fill him.
God is perfect and cannot be filled with evil. Evil cannot fill... |
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God in ReligionCan someone disprove this logic?
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And is it not safer to say that man is both inherently evil and good, or do you discount the good in man entirely?
I will not deny that man is capable of good but as a rule man is naturally bent on... |
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