2006-07-28 15:56:46 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Without one we cannot have the other. Maybe that's why God is so mean and angry in the old testament and kinder in the new testament. I have not studied other religions enough, but I like the ying/yang idea and the iroquoi indian idea that good and evil were born in the form of twins through a the first woman born on earth. She was impregnated by the cloud people and the boys were born one the regular way and the other went for the light of the brain but missed and came out the armpit killing mom, so grandma had to take care of the boys instead. Still, you can't have the bad boy without the good and the good boy without the bad. Hmmm, interesting theory. But, I would say it's more like God's prodigy was like most children who disobey their parents and god loves all his children, but has to punish them for disobeying. I don't think God could ever kill his own child, but he could punish him.
2006-07-28 17:27:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
First neither is a person more of a feeling,emotion,or thought and they're one in the same because without both there wouldn't be an understading of the other. We are all good and evil and if you believe in the christian bible we were "made in his image" so therefore god is as evil as man. And the bible also states that his angels had no choice but to serve so how could they disobey?the bible is filled with contradictions,that is why i don't neccisarily belive in christianity but i do believe there is a god but not the god 99% of other people believe .........i can go on and on but i need a smoke
2006-07-29 01:33:55 · answer #2 · answered by cuthbert 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. There is no such thing as 'disinterested' evil. The thief steals in order to have good things or things that are neutral in and of themselves such as money; it is only the manner of obtaining them that is evil. The murderer murders in order to have an end to an interpersonal conflict; that is a good thing, it is only the manner in which it is achieved that is evil. The adulterer adulterates in order to have sexual pleasure; this is a good thing, it is only the manner of obtaining that which is promised to another-- subverting someone's promise by means of deceit, threats or temptation-- that is evil.
Evil creates nothing, evil provides nothing in and of itself. Evil desires good (as seen in the above examples) and is thus dependent upon good.
The only example we see in which evil does not seem to be pursuing some good thing in an inappropriate way is pathological cruelty, and this sometimes happens when a person is unable to convince the other by any other means. It is not an attempt at communication (which is in itself a good thing) but rather an admission that communication has broken down.
Evil still seems dependent upon good, and unable to act on its own. So I do not believe that God could have conflicted multiple personalities, in the unhealthy sense that we sometimes do.
2006-07-29 00:29:33 · answer #3 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. The Devil used to be one of God's angels in heaven. Then he started thinking he was better than God, so got kicked out of heaven. God loved us so much He sent His only Son, Jesus, to die on the cross for our sins so we could live with Him in heaven someday. The Devil would never do that!
2006-07-28 23:07:59 · answer #4 · answered by Amber I 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is the Creator of all. God always was, and always will be. The Devil is Lucifer, a fallen angel. All angels, including Lucifer, were created by God. So the answer to your question is no.
2006-07-28 23:03:27 · answer #5 · answered by ted.nardo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You are comparing a mere angel (albeit, far more powerful than humans) to the Deity, the Creator, the Author of all things.
A monkey cannot be a man; a man cannot be an angel; an angel cannot be God.
H
2006-07-29 01:04:13 · answer #6 · answered by H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey..there's a good one...God has a multiple personality disorder.
God exists...we are the demons...we're slowly but continously destroying the planet...wars, diseases...i don't have to go on...then ironically, we are also the angels...there were heroes...there were teachers of ancient and present times...in the end, we are judges of our own actions...we are the personas of our community...
2006-07-28 23:22:21 · answer #7 · answered by wildeye_checks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just as we each have a good and evil side? Yin and yang.
Believe what works for you - perhaps accept that whatever "god" is - she's (assuming she exists) far greater than we are capable of conceiving of.
2006-07-28 23:38:44 · answer #8 · answered by JJJJJJJJim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah and polka-dotted bonobos could be speed f*cking each other into a wormwhole which caused all your memories a second ago with one cosmic orgasm.
But who the f*ck knows.
2006-07-28 23:29:25 · answer #9 · answered by -.- 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you prove that either exist? (god or the devil)
2006-07-28 23:16:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋