Why would there be "good" AND "evil"?
2007-01-23 11:51:27 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
freewill = choice
So if there is no evil to choose from, how could humans choose it?
2007-01-24 21:18:25 · update #1
Btw, in Isahia Yahweh says that he created both good and evil. Not so loving after all...
2007-01-24 21:20:15 · update #2
Good question. Most people would answer that question with "because then it would allow free will", but these same people will say that Heaven is the most perfect place imaginable; thus there is no evil in Heaven. But then there would be no free will in Heaven!
2007-01-23 11:55:30 · answer #1 · answered by Incoherent Fool 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apparently, because he gave man the choice between good and evil but not the brains to know which was the logical choice. Huge flaw in christian ideology. Why would one single person 'choose' evil and its horrendous consequences? The only explanation would be a mental deficiency that should exempt them from the consequences anyway.
2007-01-23 11:58:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Good" and "evil" are human creations -- a matter of definition. It will be obvious, if you think about it, that moral standards derive from evolution -- it applies to societies as well as to species, and a society which lives by sound ethical principles will survive preferably to one which does not. The proper standard to apply when faced with an ethical issue is, therefore, What will be the overall effect on society? If favorable, it is ethical, if unfavorable, unethical, if neither, ethically neutral It is evident that murder and robbery are adverse to any society, which is why these actions are universally condemned. Obviously, religion has nothing to do with any of this.
2007-01-23 12:01:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religious definitions of good and evil came into existence long after people became sentient. So your question is based on a false understanding and cannot be objectively answered.
2007-01-23 12:03:40 · answer #4 · answered by Desiree J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 22:04:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because God gives you the right to choose what you do. Some people choose not to follow God (aka "evil")
2007-01-23 11:58:26 · answer #6 · answered by em<3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone will answer "free will," but you don't have to think too long to figure out that's a crock.
God has free will (presumably), and he's not evil... therefore it's possible to have free will without the possibility of choosing evil. So why didn't he create us that way?
2007-01-23 11:54:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Evil is the absence of God like darkness is the absence of light
2007-01-23 11:57:45 · answer #8 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think his creations created evil, i.e. Satan and the fallen angels. I'm not sure if God created evil.
2007-01-23 12:02:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That question is easy to answer free will.
The real question is why would an omniscient God create a person if he knew they were destined for hell?
2007-01-23 11:55:33 · answer #10 · answered by mrfame1017 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋