2007-03-12 09:25:57 · 13 answers · asked by simon 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A negative judgement by people of other people, actions, and things. It is the opposite of good, which is a favorable judgement by people.
2007-03-12 09:29:10 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evil is not a "thing" - like a rock or electricity. You can't have a jar of evil! Rather, evil is something that occurs, like running. Evil has no existence of its own - it is really a lack in a good thing. For example, holes are real but they only exist in something else. We call the absence of dirt a hole - but it cannot be separated from the dirt. So when God created, it is true that all that existed was good. One of the good things that God made was creatures who had the freedom to choose good. In order to have a real choice, God had to allow there to be something besides good to choose. So God allowed these free angels and humans to choose good or non-good (evil). When a bad relationship exists between two good things we call that evil, but it does not become a "thing" that required God to create it.
Perhaps a further illustration will help. If I were to ask the average person "does cold exist?" - his/her answer would likely be yes. However, this is incorrect. Cold does not exist. Cold is the absence of heat. Similarly, darkness does not exist. Darkness is the absence of light. Similarly, evil is the absence of good, or better, evil is the absence of God. God did not have to create evil, but rather only allow for the absence of good.
2007-03-12 17:01:54 · answer #2 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me, but I'm in an evil universe
2007-03-12 09:39:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what ever you see is evil for some people and good for other. What is good for some people is evil for you. That is an individual thing...
2007-03-12 09:31:41 · answer #4 · answered by dude from bosnia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The government is EVIL
All religions are evil (god is nonexistant)
Hitler was evil
War is evil
Guns are evil
People are inherently evil (its rare to find truly peaceful people)
2007-03-12 09:47:56 · answer #5 · answered by Beautiful Dreamer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Best definition I have heard is
"That which works against."
For example in the Christian world we see evil as anything that works against our relationship with GOD.
2007-03-12 10:00:10 · answer #6 · answered by Bye Bye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignorance.
~ Eric Putkonen
2007-03-12 09:35:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knowingly doing harm to someone, or doing something that you know will or could cause harm to someone.
2007-03-12 09:47:40 · answer #8 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything against or apart from God...
So sin and all who are under it.
2007-03-12 09:29:05 · answer #9 · answered by rockinweazel 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The "Devil" is pure evil.
2007-03-12 09:29:05 · answer #10 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋