2007-12-31 04:49:19 · 7 answers · asked by Susan 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
GLY so if everybody in the world was good there would be no evil. In the interest of those who believe in him ( I don't) where would Satin go?
2007-12-31 05:03:45 · update #1
Thoughtful question. Perhaps all dualism is nothing more than an hermeneutic principle!
Can we understand up without the concept of down
Or happy without sad?
Happy New Year!
2007-12-31 04:57:17 · answer #1 · answered by AS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a matter of "believing in evil." Evil exists, in all sorts of forms. Doing good should be a result of a changed heart and is not just the opposite of evil.
2007-12-31 12:58:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
K J V asks a good question. How does one define good without evil?
Just as cold is the absence of heat, evil is the absence of good.
2007-12-31 12:56:09 · answer #3 · answered by G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, you do not need to believe in evil to believe in good, nor is it necessary to have evil for good to exist.
Edit:
Specific to your question, no you do not need to believe in evil to be good.
There is "evil" in various people's actions however, so it is a fact not a belief.
2007-12-31 12:53:58 · answer #4 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes its part of the history...we need 10 commands now since the fall of Adam
2007-12-31 12:53:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.
2007-12-31 12:53:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess....that is a really good question!
2007-12-31 12:52:51 · answer #7 · answered by Emily D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋