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I really find the concept of evil as something of a construct, rather than a tangible thing. Evils seems to be a term thrown around when we cannot understand the motives behind an particularly shocking act. Usually in incidents like what happened in CT it tends to be an act of someone who is mentally unstable not someone who is overtaken by "evil".
In incidents like this people commonly look to god and look for his role in the event. Is he/she/it not supposed to stop this? Where was god?
Well where the fuck were we? We look for answers in the clouds instead of working down here to prevent them.
Now Im not going to go into a rant about what we should do right now; emotions are too raw and the events to close. Rational discussions about preventing tragedies like these will quickly get drowned out by reactionary yelling.
Are you a school teacher Joe?I don't know, that picture isn't exactly the most striking picture of the best nature has to offer.
Are you the ugly one per chance? Cause every time I'm in a group picture, I'm the ugly one.
This is why opinions and truth are relative to the observer.... Personal beliefs and opinions are like nipples - Every Monkey comes equipped with a set of each and, while some sets can be similar, they can also be quite different, and no two sets of nipples or beliefs are ever identical.
Those young Monkeys are the culmination of Natural beauty in these average eyes...
Look at the life and, more importantly the collaboration of life in that photo!
True, this is not the greatest photograph, per se... but the content takes my breath away!
Looks like a great bunch of kids.
It's a matter of perspective. If there was no evil, how would you know what is good? There would be nothing to compare it to. If you were the only star in the universe, how could you tell where you were in the universe? The Yin is nothing without the Yang. Black is nothing without white. In order to know something is good, you need to compare it to something that isn't. So evil has its' place. It's the flip-side of good.Recent video from Fox news:
"Why does God allow evil?"
Why does God allow evil? | Fox News Video
Link regarding this very serious question:
Why does God allow evil?
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Perhaps a practical way to look at this question would be to consider some alternative ways people might have God run the world:
1) God could change everyones personality so that they cannot sin. This would also mean that we would not have a free will. We would not be able to choose right or wrong because we would be programmed to only do right. Had God chosen to do this, there would be no meaningful relationships between Him and His creation.
My personal encouragement: Ask this of the Lord Jesus Christ yourself. Ask Him sincerely for the answers about evil and why the world is the way it is, and why people do what they do. Be prepared for His answers which He WILL answer if you are calling out to Him with all your heart. Because yes, this will mean looking at your own accountability first and foremost..and frankly that is what most unbelievers (including myself before I went to Him) are afraid of.
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Can you cite the references in the Bible that support the things you just stated?First of all. The Judeo-Christian God is not good. Anyone who has read the bible can see he promotes hatred, rape, murder, genocide...etc. Second, God does not exist so stop all the useless pondering.
God promised Noah he would never again attempt to purge the earth of evil for he knew it would not work, so he then commanded Mosses to establish a code of ethics in the form of commandments. As a last resort he sent his only begotten son to chart the path toward spiritual salvation, sacrificed him on the cross to forgive the sins of the world. Man is inherently evil, for he covets domination and power over his fellow man. He now waits, tests, to see if by his sacrafice, one day man will embrace good over evil and finally follow the teachings and commandments he has provided and thus evolve into the creation he envisioned.
the day the flying spaghetti monster takes over the earth **as he said he would ** all this talk of god will be proven to be exactly what it is a bunch of superstitious bullshitGod allows evil maybe because he IS evil himself? I can think of no other reason.
Guess you never read the BibleCan you cite the references in the Bible that support the things you just stated?First of all. The Judeo-Christian God is not good. Anyone who has read the bible can see he promotes hatred, rape, murder, genocide...etc. Second, God does not exist so stop all the useless pondering.
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That's not what he told me in an email, a week ago, Tuesday.First of all. The Judeo-Christian God is not good. Anyone who has read the bible can see he promotes hatred, rape, murder, genocide...etc. Second, God does not exist so stop all the useless pondering.
That's not what he told me in an email, a week ago, Tuesday.First of all. The Judeo-Christian God is not good. Anyone who has read the bible can see he promotes hatred, rape, murder, genocide...etc. Second, God does not exist so stop all the useless pondering.
But since you opened up THAT can of worms, I'd also like to add...
Jesus was never married, either. Because no wife would buy the Resurrection!
First HE leaves on a Friday night with 12 other guys, she doesn't see him for 3 days,
HE comes back looking like HE hasn't slept and say's, "HE WAS DEAD!" What wife would buy that bullshit?
If HE had been married, HE'd come back and find his cross (and all HIS other shit) out on the front lawn!
Recent video from Fox news:
"Why does God allow evil?"
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