why is evil so widespread in the world today?
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it is near the end of times
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The truth about Good and Evil is that it's in the eye of the beholder. There is no active force of Evil or Good, only progress and lack  thereof.  This is what Adam and Eve learned in the Garden and thats what the Creator God didn't want them to know. One mans Evil is another mans Good and evildoers will always refer to their progress as good.  Those who fallow the creator God are trapped in a world run by these invisible forces and it distracts them from the real world and it's real problems. In reality nothing exists to be feared, only understood. knowing this will set you free forever. God bless Jehova, for he and his children shall never know.
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It has been there all along, just being made more public now.  They follow the false prophet and are being deceived by Satan.  True believers know what is happening in the world right now.  We are getting closer and closer to the End Times.  The Antichrist will have his control of the earth for a while until the Second Coming of Jesus.  One world religion is warned of in the Bible.  Islam says they want to dominate the world and kill the infidel.  One world currency is told of in the Bible.  It's happening already with the Eurodollar and Iran's threat to only use the Eurodollar in crude oil dealings instead of the American Dollar. One world government is told of in the Bible.  That is the United Nations.  No one wants to do anything without their approval now.  The Devil is hard at work.  No one can say radical Islam doesn't exist, we've seen the atrocities they have committed.  Bush has it right and people laugh at him.  There is good and evil.
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I think that all people are good. For some reasons some of them follow the good some others evil or bad. It deppens on their life, religion, mind, education e.t.c Theories of goodness inquire into what sorts of things are good, and what the word "good" really means in the abstract.\nAll religions and most philosophical movements have been concerned with good to some degree. It can define "good" and "bad" for a community or society. It affects everyone's life, and maybe all life on Earth, in the way people organize themselves in societies, and even how they think.\n\nThe duality of 'good versus evil' is expressed, in some form or another, by many cultures. This concept describes a hierarchy of moral standards applied to human behaviour. In more casual  use, the word "evil" can characterize people and behaviours that are hurtful, ruinous, or disastrous. Those who believe in the duality theory of evil believe that evil cannot exist without good, nor good without evil, as they are both objective states and opposite ends of the same scale.\n\nIn modern slang, "bad" has become a synonym for "good", as in "Man, that's a bad piece of music."  The ability to choose between good and evil is also a major theme of the philosophy. \nIn our life we have this abbility and we try to follow the better way. Usually our good is not your good.\nIf you want to learn more see Wikipedia
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well money is what makes an evil country tick, the more money they hve the more civillians they kill, the u.s, its allies, germany, japan, all have a wealthy economy and all hve commited mass murders and some like the u.s still are to this present day.
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If you want the short answer, it's because of Bible prophecy.  The long answer is, the world is actually in the hands of someone very sinister--the Devil.  He's only got a little time left, and so he's angry---kind of like the Nazis were when they realized they only had a limited period of time before they would be discovered by the allied troops, and so they went through and wreaked as much havoc and destruction as they could in the concentration camps.  I know this flies in the face of what a lot of churches and religions teach, but it's all right there in the Bible.  The good news is that, since Satan's time is short, he'll be stopped very soon.  And then things will get a whole lot better.\n\nIf anyone knocks on your door soon, try something new: listen to them.  You may find that what they have to say makes sense.
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I think good and evil are artificial constructs Man has created. As Emerson said, if you drew a line between good and evil, you would cut across every human heart.
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More killing has been done in history in the name of religion than for any other reason.I believe in God without a doubt,but I wouldn't walk into a church if you paid me.It's funny that I find church goers to be the most intolerant folks I've come accross.The people in church may not be evil but yes ,religion is most definetly evil and you can bet satan is happy with the divisions that religion creates.All part of his evil plan.
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People always fear what they don't understand and most people know nothing of Wiccans. In addition, the majority of people associate witchcraft with evil, as portrayed in many films, ie., something/someone working against God, and children's fairy stories are full of 'wicked witches', so it's something we learn in childhood.
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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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If our society changed to another form of currency, than the new form would be considered the "root of all evil."  This phrase is based on that everyone wants money; to survive or just have that nice, new gadget.  It makes others do crazy things to get it, whether working all day and nite or even cheating or stealing.  Unfortunately there is no simple solution to solve the problem with distributing currency equally, because of greed and envy.
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Humans have always hated in others what we hate about ourselves.  That is why you have so many people angrily attacking things they say they hate about our society.  Yet, what they hate the worst is what they see in the mirror everyday.  Normally, this isn't an issue but lately many of these hateful people have taken positions of power in our national government and that looks to be leading us to yet another unjust war.  Too make that situation even worse, these folks hide their hate behind religion... what a dangerous and explosive combination.
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Well you know what the Bible says.\n\nAll men SIN\n\nSo yeah, evil\n\nGood is found very rarely these days unfortunately.
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evil in essence does not exist.\nevil is merely the state of being without good
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because evil people see them as easily manipulitive, to use them. it may not be right, but thats why. can i have ten points?
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The world is becoming exactly what it says in the Bible.  But, there are still a lot of people who believe in God.  It is just so sad that so many young ones don't.  Just remember, God isn't the one to turn against.  Satan has brought the evil into the world. Satan challenged God's universal sovereignty.
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We are inherintly born into an evil nature. A fallen nature of canality. You have only to take a true look at the way you were raised in this world to know that it is true. What were you schooled and trained for? Success in the world, get an education, a good job, grab the golden ring and be happy for the rest of your life with that gold watch in your pocket! Oh and get married have kids and raise them in the same way seeking the same goals. None of it works. If it did it would be a perfect world. What happens here is that many people beleive the illusion to the point that they think having more is the root of their happiness. So in the search of self gratification they go from wicked ways to all out evil somewhere along this line. For some it's the search for power througth more money and more money and more money. Where does it end it has no end. Nothing that is self serving can ever fill a person so they keep on from one little rush to the next. There are many paths into evil for some it is self gratification through sex or hate or.......... the list goes on.\nMy point is we are born into a world that  is ruled by evil and we are groomed to serve it and it's ways. Unless some kind of divine intervention happens or some type of wake up call! Without this a person can not begin see the prison bars that have been placed around them or the ball and chain on their ankels. They die living in and serving evil and it's ways..................... forever and ever.......... \n\nWelcome to the real world Neo............