For those that do not believe in God, sin or the devil......
2007-01-28 01:02:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
define 'evil'. It is hard to objectively qualify and quantify. Our definition of evil changes over time, you might say it evolves with us as a species and society.
Example: if you were one of the ancient Inca's you would probably happily sacrifice human life to the gods.
But if you mean we have a long way to go, then yeah. Our modern weapons are in essence no different to the wooden clubs of the cavemen. There is still plenty of ignorance and bigotry.
Not believing in god, sin or the devil has nothing to do with morals. It is always a bit scary when christians imply that they NEED god to be told not to lie and steal and murder. Does that mean that without Him you would go on a rampage? I am a complete atheist, as are approx. 1.1 billion people on this planet. Strangely, we don't all lie and murder and steal.
2007-01-28 01:25:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like mentioned in previous answer evil is a society concept. Means different things in different times and cultures. Yet without having evil how can one have good as there is nothing to measure each other with. If you spell evil backwards you get live so we must need evil to be present to do so. Each of us have it in us it is just a matter of how we control it.
2007-01-28 01:17:18 · answer #2 · answered by quarefish 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't sound like you know what evolution means.
Still altruism can evolve in some senses, you could do some research on game theory. I'd tell you where to find info but you're not interested, are you. You actually think you've refuted atheism. Dang it, see you in church then!
Can you explain the generosity in sharing meals of blood in vampire bats with your religious ideas? No? Didn't think so.
2007-01-28 01:07:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is that by evolution, we evolved by natural selection, not by a divine plan to make us good. It was probably often an evolutionary advantage for our ancestors to be selfish and to fight other clans of human beings. So we have bad instincts inside of us that we share with animals and this makes human beings prone to racism, ethnic hatred and violence. But we are also capable of reason, compassion and justice and it is important that we use these qualities to fight the bad instincts.
2007-01-28 01:18:23 · answer #4 · answered by Elly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Evil and Good are undeniably linked in an enternal cosmic struggle. Darkness vs. Light, Evil vs. Good, Republican vs. Democrat, Right vs. Left. These are all examples of the reflection of this epic struggle. Without Evil there would be no Good. Without Darkness, Light and where there is the greatest chance for Good, the prospect of equally great Evil lies within a foot-fall.
At least for now.
2007-01-28 01:13:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe in devolution. Technology evolves, our knowledge improves but we as human beings are forgetting more and more everyday about values of love and respect.
2007-01-28 01:29:43 · answer #6 · answered by The Tinker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With the first bite of apple, we became intelligent beings - like God - according to Genesis. With that came the understanding of good and evil.
It's the same as Ying and Yang. You cannot have one without the other. It is defined by its opposite.
2007-01-28 01:08:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
evil is a human-created concept.
2007-01-28 01:07:12 · answer #8 · answered by elindy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We are still animals. Just really smart ones.
2007-01-28 01:06:00 · answer #9 · answered by Alex 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Very good deduction.
2007-01-28 01:08:01 · answer #10 · answered by Lukusmcain// 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋