did god make evil?

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or science

Answer 1

No God did not. Man has created all the evil that exists today.

Answer 2

Evil is a subjective term that has little baring on the real world. Nothing really 'makes' evil except man.

For example, when the terrorists blew up the World Trade Centers in New York City, neither they nor their supports considered the actions evil. The rest of the world did, but they did not. The same is true of the Nazis and their holocaust during WWII. If they had won the war, do you think the murder of all those people would still have been called a holocaust? Look at the history of the United States and what we had done to the Native Indians. Few people called those involved 'evil', in fact, many were called heroes and made icons. It wasn't until the 70's that the Indians were de-vilified. I could list many other 'evils' that have been ignored because they weren't considered 'evil' at the time, but today would be considered heinous actions. Just like one day, some of the things we considered normal or acceptable will be considered horrific. Evil depends entirely on the mindset of the people viewing the activity.

Look at it this way, you watch a show on the Nature Channel where you see a wolf who, for one reason or another, is behaving erratic and doing 'odd' things that are causing the pack to suffer. Perhaps it runs around and makes noise while they are hunting and the pack isn’t getting enough food. As a result, the pack chases the offending wolf away. The announcer informs you that the wolf is most likely suffering from some form of dementia brought on by improper nutrition, infection or illness. When the crazed wolf returns, the alpha male treats it as an outsider and kills it in order to protect the pride. We don’t see this as evil, just natures way. If it was a group of people that did the same thing, it would be EVIL. Although, in many ancient culture, this type of practice was common and considered not only acceptable, but necessary and merciful. Times and perspectives change...as does the meaning of evil. In times gone by in various cultures, most things we do today were 'evil.' If you could pluck your typical 17th century American and drop them into the middle of a modern book store. Let's say a Borders or Barns & Nobel. You and I would think that these places are fairly innocuous, but as they went section to section, they would consider our current society EVIL!!! Why? Books on how to dance, books on religions other then Christianity. Books on romance. Books on homosexual affairs. Books detailing witchcraft. We wont even speculate what they would think when they looked at the magazine racks. And yet, we go about our day thinking that some people may be lacking in judgment for reading some of this garbage, but we don’t think them Evil! Right?

Besides, in order for god to have made evil, god would have to have existed in the first place...He does not.

Any divine entity, god, Allah, etc... ever conceived was manufactured by humans in order to explain why things happen when nothing else appears to make any sense. It is also a means of control. After all, if you convince people that there is a being that can and will send them to hell for disobedience, it's pretty easy to get the people to obey.

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Answer 3

Did God create Good?

Evil cannot exist without Good. Good cannot exist without Evil.

If God created Evil then God created Good as well. In that case, God is not Good since God existed before Good existed.

Good and Evil exist with consciousness and freedom to choose. By allowing us freedom to choose and granting us consciousness, God created the opportunity for evil but evil was already in existence.

Answer 4

In my opinion, the order is reversed. Evil created god and mankind has been plagued with the concept of good and evil ever since. Had there been no god, we would never have any basis to understand or believe in evil; AND evil demands recognition!

Answer 5

God made beings capable of evil, but left the choice of evil up to them.

Answer 6

Evil is the rejection of God.

Answer 7

The Origin of Evil

In contrast with what religious leaders may say, the Bible does not portray God’s permission of evil as incomprehensible. A key point in understanding the question of evil is to recognize that Jehovah did not create a wicked world. He created the first human couple perfect, without sin. Jehovah looked upon his creative work and found it to be “very good.” (Genesis 1:26, 31) It was his purpose for Adam and Eve to extend the Paradise of Eden earth wide and to populate it with happy people under the protection of his loving sovereignty.—Isaiah 45:18.

Evil began with a spirit creature who, though originally faithful to God, developed a desire to be worshiped. (James 1:14, 15) His rebellion manifested itself on earth when he influenced the first human couple to join him in his opposition to God. Instead of submitting to God’s clear instruction not to eat or touch the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, Adam and Eve took some and ate it. (Genesis 3:1-6) In so doing, they not only disobeyed God but also showed that they desired independence from him.

A Moral Issue Was Raised

This rebellion in Eden raised a moral issue, a challenge of universal importance. The human rebels called into question whether Jehovah properly exercised his rulership over his creatures. Did the Creator have the right to require full obedience from humankind? Might people be better off if they acted independently?

Jehovah handled this challenge to his rulership in a way that demonstrated his perfect balance of love, justice, wisdom, and power. He could have used his power to crush the rebellion immediately. That might have seemed just, since he had the right to do so. But doing so would not have answered the moral questions that had been raised. On the other hand, God could have simply overlooked the sin. Such a course might seem to some today to be a loving option. Yet, this too would fail to address Satan’s claim that humans would be better off ruling themselves. Furthermore, would such a course not encourage still others to deviate from Jehovah’s way? The result would be endless suffering.

In his wisdom, Jehovah has allowed humans to go their own way for a time. Even though this has meant permitting evil to remain temporarily, humans have thus had the opportunity to show whether they can successfully rule themselves independent of God, living by their own standards of what is right and wrong. What has been the result? Human history has consistently been characterized by war, injustice, oppression, and suffering. The ultimate failure of the rebellion against Jehovah will settle the issues raised in Eden once and for all time.

Meanwhile, God has displayed his love by providing his Son, Jesus Christ, who gave up his human life as a ransom sacrifice. This enables obedient humans to be freed from the condemnation of sin and death that resulted from Adam’s disobedience. The ransom has opened the way to everlasting life for all who exercise faith in Jesus.—John 3:16.

We have Jehovah’s comforting assurance that human suffering is temporary. “Just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more,” wrote the psalmist. “You will certainly give attention to his place, and he will not be. But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth, and they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.”—Psalm 37:10, 11.

Answer 8

god created good and evil...
if there was no evil there wouldn't be a balance in life
what is considered good if we don't know what evil is??

Answer 9

God did not make evil, He discovered it in Lucifer. God created Lucifer a perfect angel with the ability to choose, and Lucifer chose to disobey and rebel against God. Evil never existed before Lucifer, it originated in him.

I recommend reading the Study Guide below called "Did God Create the Devil?", it explains everything in much more detail.
http://www.amazingfacts.org/FreeStuff/BibleStudies/StudyGuides/tabid/105/ctl/ViewMedia/mid/453/IID/2-2/LNG/en/SC/R/3/Sin/Default.aspx?7=Did-God-Create-the-Devil?

Answer 10

yes....Isaiah 45:7 (King James Version):
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.