It's about finding the answer to the question 'why evil exist?'
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Come up with a general thesis, like "Evil exists because of humans" or something like that. Then find your sources. Write a long paragraph based on the information from each source that pertains to that thesis. Then, put the paragraphs from each source in some sort of order, based on how they flow the best. Then, in between each paragraph, fill in with more paragraphs that combine ideas with one another, so that they flow. If you used, say, 6 sources, you should have about 6 pages by now. Then, read through and fill in points and embellish the ideas that are already there. Voila... 12 pages. Make sure you take snack and rest breaks every 2 hours or so. Good luck!
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Every question has an answer; even if there is no answer, then that is the answer. But that answer is in ignorance, since there is a truth to be found for every question asked. Every question is worth asking for the sake of increasing knowledge in truth, if indeed the person asking the question is willing to do what it takes to discover the true answer of the question.\n\nThat question made my head hurt a little.
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A University professor at a well known institution of higher learning challenged his students with this question.       "Did God create everything that exists?"\n\nA student bravely replied, "Yes he did!"\n\n"God created everything?" The professor asked.\n\n"Yes sir, he certainly did," the student replied.\n\nThe professor answered,  "If God created everything; then God created evil.    And, since evil exists, & according to the principle that our works define who we are, then we can assume God is evil."\n\nThe student became quiet & did not respond to the professor's hypothetical definition.   The professor, quite pleased with himself, boasted to the students that he had proven once more that the religious faith was a myth.\n\nAnother student raised his hand & said,  "May I ask you a question, professor?"\n\n"Of course," replied the professor.\n\nThe student stood up and asked, "Professor, does cold exist?"\n\n"What kind of question is this?  Of course it exists.  Have you never been cold?"\n\nThe other students snickered at the young man's question.   The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist.  According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat.\nEverybody or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, & heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy.   Absolute zero (-460F) is the total absence of heat; & all matter becomes inert &  incapable of reaction at that temperature.  Cold does not exist.  We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat."\n\nThe student continued, "Professor, does darkness exist?"\n\nThe professor responded, "Of course it does."\n\nThe student replied , "Once again you are wrong sir, darkness does not exist either.   Darkness is in reality the absence of light.   Light we can study, but not darkness.   In fact, we can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colors & study the various wave lengths of each color.   You cannot measure darkness.   A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness & illuminate it.   How can you know how dark a certain space is? \nYou measure the amount of light present.   Isn't this correct? \nDarkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present."\n\nFinally the young man asked the professor,  "Sir, does evil exist?"\n\nNow uncertain, the professor responded,  "Of course, as I have already said.   We see it\neveryday.   It is in the daily examples of man's inhumanity to man.   It is in the multitude of crime & violence everywhere in the world.   These manifestations are nothing else but evil.\n\nTo this the student replied,  "Evil does not exist, sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself.  Evil is simply the absence of God.    It is just like darkness & cold,  a word that man has created to describe the absence of God.\nGod did not create evil.  Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart.    It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat, or the darkness\nthat comes when there is no light."\n\nThe professor sat down.
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Why? Maybe if you ask, you will get the answer you are looking for!
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cause the existence of god is questioning..
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"good" and "evil" are just words of the english language that humans created and humans define. they only mean what the general population wants them to mean
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No.\n\nI can always find a real world explanation for things that seem "mysterious" to me. You just have to be willing to question things and go out and look for the real answer.
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Not at all. No beliefs, no probelms!\n\nKnowledge is the answer. Ignorance is the root of all evil.
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In order to defeat evil one must know evil when they see it. Many followed Hitler to their death. The masses were brain washed and did not know the evil that was before them. \nNeocons, Like Hisbushyness are evil. Only by education and enlightenment can one know the evil for what it really is.
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What is the question?
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1) Ok, as to the answer of “God creating evil / bad” here is a story recounted by one of the users on yahoo answers. Unfortunately, I don’t know her Id, so I can not give her due credit for this wonderful story. I had loved it so much that I printed it out and pasted it in my notebook. With my apologies to the writer, here it is (abbreviated, since I had to type it and it’s long):\nThe university professor challenged his students with this question:\n“Did God create everything that exists?”\nA student bravely replied, “Yes, he did.”\n“If God created everything, then God created evil since evil exists, and according to the principal that our works define who we are, then God is evil.”\nThe professor was quite pleased with himself and boasted that he had proven once more that religion was a myth. \nAnother student raised his hand and said, “Professor, does cold exist?”\nThe professor replied: “Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?”\n“In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. Absolute Zero is the total absence of heat. Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat.”\nThe student continued: “Professor, does darkness exist?”\n“Of course.”\n“Once again you are wrong sir. Darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light, you can study, but not darkness. How can you know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light present. Isn’t this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present.”\nFinally, the young man said: “Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God, just like darkness and cold; a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God’s love present in his heart. It’s like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light.”\nThe professor sat down.\n\n2) In relation to God punishing us for doing bad things…he does not. He knows that we will make mistakes; the problem is not when we do bad things…the problem is when we don’t REPENT. Repentance is in actuality, you learning from your mistakes and GETTING BETTER. In this life, we do wrong and receive the wrongs of others and through the two; we learn, understand, hopefully become compassionate and move on as better people. Those who get worse are not those who do the MOST wrongs; they are those who are blind and ignorant of that fact and so they never repent…they never LEARN…they never evolve…they never get better! In Islam for example, as long as you repent, God tells you to be ASSURED that you will be granted mercy every single time! God NEVER refuses repentance, no matter how many times you do the wrong and no matter how many times you return over and over to the same wrong as long as when you repent, it comes from the heart…because He knows that it is through it we know His mercy and learn to be tolerant and merciful ourselves with others; for we are ALL fallible by nature. \n\n3) As to the question of ‘why did he create the world’? Usually, but not always of course, those who think that the world is a horrible place are the ones who ask that. The worst things that happen to us or are committed by us to others are all in themselves opportunities in reality either to give us or others the chance to learn and be better…and that applies to the hardest and the worst of scenarios and obstacles. How many times have we heard someone say: ‘getting fired was the best thing that ever happened to me’ when in reality at the time of that occurrence, that person was utterly devastated. ONLY those who wake up from the initial shock of the ‘bad’ occurrence in their lives and make the willful dec
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Ah ...the soft-shoe routine you can get from people who believe in the "inerrant" Bible - when a text clearly states something so awful that it must be re-re-reinterpreted.\n\nSo .. a word from our sponsor:\nIsiah 45:7 "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and CREATE EVIL: I the LORD do all these things."\n\nAnd now let's hear the various (laughable) renditions of what "evil" means "in this context," or "the actual Hebrew means something totally different." - obviously it couldn't just mean "evil," .... could it? \n\nThere is no one answer to your question. Current theology, in a vain attempt at sidestepping the mystical trend that produced the citation above, holds that God did NOT do what He says He did, or that it's a "mystery to be revealed in the end to us all."
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indivuduals look for god as a way to answer things that cannot or have yet to be answered, such as where we came from, what's our purpose here, and just plain why? also it's a way to feel that we are not alone. we want to think that someone is controling out fate and that we aren't just floating around from with no point to our existance
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We are to test the spirit to see if it is of God.\nChristians know the difference between good and evil.\nAt least the Christians that have studied the bible and recognize God's truth.
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Question:  Does God truly exist?\n\nAnswer:  You won't know for sure until you die.
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My question: Why should I believe you?
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Good and evil are directly related to your position to the issue, the intentions of the person that caused the issue, and the REAL outcome.  <Atheist view