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@whodey saidIf by "it" you mean evil behaviour, it "comes from" people.
Ever been in the presence of evil?
Where does it come from?
@whodey saidIf by "it" you mean evil behaviour, it "comes from" people.
Ever been in the presence of evil?
Where does it come from?
@ghost-of-a-duke saidI don't think one follows the other, a non-sequitur perhaps.
Darkness is the absence of light. 'Evil' therefore is not a thing in itself, but the absence of goodness.
@kellyjay saidAre you talking about the guy you voted for as US president ?
II wonder what others that believe he real, think his great deceptions are that he is doing to the whole world? What truths would he want to hide from everyone in the world?
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
@divegeester saidActually, in a religious context, I would even take it one step further. 'Darkness is the absence of light. 'Evil' therefore is not a thing in itself, but the absence of goodness.' This, in turn, (on the flip side) means that hell is simply a place in the absence of God. (As opposed to a literal place of fire and torment).
I don't think one follows the other, a non-sequitur perhaps.
Light is photons which are a type of energy even if they have no mass; goodness is a subjective observation of another person's nature as reflected in their actions. The absence of actions does not mean the absence of goodness and the absence of goodness is simply a perception. It could be argued that evil is an intent, but the absence of an intent to do good does not mean there is an intent to do evil.
@whodey saidNot! 🤔
Where does it come from? It certainly is the polar opposite feeling of being in the presence of God.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidAre you saying that darkness is not real?
Darkness is the absence of light. 'Evil' therefore is not a thing in itself, but the absence of goodness.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidIf you think about the things that you see in the world that are evil (muder rape theft etc) that are the result of a thought process which is then acted upon.
Actually, in a religious context, I would even take it one step further. 'Darkness is the absence of light. 'Evil' therefore is not a thing in itself, but the absence of goodness.' This, in turn, (on the flip side) means that hell is simply a place in the absence of God. (As opposed to a literal place of fire and torment).
I get your point about 'subjective observa ...[text shortened]... erely being a lack of intelligence. - We perceive something as bad/evil when it is void of goodness.
@kellyjay saidLogically then, if you accept that there is an original dragon, a devil, the question would be "How does he influence the world?"
II wonder what others that believe he real, think his great deceptions are that he is doing to the whole world? What truths would he want to hide from everyone in the world?
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
@fmf saidSeems natural for you then, that if God doesn't exist, then of course evil doesn't either, as well as anything eternal.
I have been in the presence of people who'd done ~ or were capable of doing ~ evil things. I see "evil" as more accurately and appropriately used as an adjective rather than as a noun.
@fmf saidOr possibly through people.
If by "it" you mean evil behaviour, it "comes from" people.
@secondson saidIt is a consequence of there being no light.
Are you saying that darkness is not real?
@ghost-of-a-duke saidI would disagree stupid exists; it is no different than cold being the absence of heat. There is a limit to cold, the removal of all heat at some point it can get no colder, while it can always get hotter. Evil and badness require goodness to be real if there isn't anything good than what is it that is lacking for there to be evil? The only reason we know evil is part of our reality is that we have some idea of goodness; without that, how do we know?
Actually, in a religious context, I would even take it one step further. 'Darkness is the absence of light. 'Evil' therefore is not a thing in itself, but the absence of goodness.' This, in turn, (on the flip side) means that hell is simply a place in the absence of God. (As opposed to a literal place of fire and torment).
I get your point about 'subjective observa ...[text shortened]... erely being a lack of intelligence. - We perceive something as bad/evil when it is void of goodness.
@medullah saidOkay. Let us first start by taking the word 'evil' off the table. The opposite of 'good' is 'bad', not evil. (I view the word 'evil' as an emotive religious word, in the same deck of cards as 'sin' ).
If you think about the things that you see in the world that are evil (muder rape theft etc) that are the result of a thought process which is then acted upon.
The evil is therefore not a default position for the the absence of goodness, but it is the result of a motivated event or series of events often combined with deception.
@secondson saidHis point was a good one; there is no "evil," even Satan like man, shows us evil in the behaviors done, which are of course, not good things. So if we see a creature, any creature that does things that are not good or amoral, they are doing evil. If we step off the path of righteousness, we are not walking on a righteous path, and if we turn off the light we are in darkness.
Or possibly through people.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidI beg to differ, why would opposite of good not be evil? Bad can be a amoral term, I can have a bad apple, that does not address a good moral action! I cannot have an evil apple that would require a morality given to apples.
Okay. Let us first start by taking the word 'evil' off the table. The opposite of 'good' is 'bad', not evil. (I view the word 'evil' as an emotive religious word, in the same deck of cards as 'sin' ).
Murder, for example, is indeed 'bad' but only because it is 'not good' and as a result of thought processes and actions that are 'not good' or that lack goodness. Th ...[text shortened]... ings destruction due to a lack of water).
Bad things happen when good people do nothing. etc etc.