can someone give me an example of how hope can be evil?
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The most basic example I can think of is when a doctor, unwilling to deal with a grieving family, tells them that a patient who is terminal will get better.  This offers hope to the family, but if the patient will not survive, when he dies it just hurts the family all the more because they didn't have a chance to say goodbye or prepare themselves for the worst.  The doctor in this case did something evil, even if it was for the good intention of providing hope and comfort; because all it did was crush them even worse when it was over.
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There is a movie that has a song that has a chorus of that: With-out no e~vil--- There would be-no good, so it's good to be evil some-TIMES.  Yes its true
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I TRULY HOPE SO.  WHEN I GOTO BED IN A FEW MINUTES I WILL PRAY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.  GOOD WILL OVERCOME EVIL, BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES SOME TIME FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.  IT'S BEEN A LONG 6 YEARS.
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The root of evil, is the tendency to make real what is pure whim.  And to not know the difference.  \n\nEvil only exists in the minds of the individual who groups up with other individuals and sacrifices lives for pure whim and fantasy.  Examples, "It's God's plan", "The greatest good for the greatest number",  "I felt good, thus it must be right".\n\nWe can rationalize anything under these three subjective moral systems.  Supernatural, social, and emotional.
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if everyone was good how could we compare how evil somethiing is to how  good?
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The balance between good and evil.
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I don't believe so.  I'm not much into gray areas...I think in terms of good and bad...no inbetween.  Evil is evil and thats that.
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evil its no fun being good
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NO\nTo "I'll try"why couldn't there be another alternative to that necessary evil?Why must we settle for war?Too much death in war.
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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 god is perfect, how could he create evil?  evil is an imperfection, a perfect being could not create something imperfect.
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There will be hope until just before Christ returns. Until then there is hope for each and every person to turn to Christ. I'm not wasting my time. I try to spread shine the light of God's love every day. Each day presents new opportunities to make the world a better place, one person at a time. It's the little things we do that add up and change the status quo. So, don't give up! God has a job for you to do. I hope you will follow where He leads! God bless!
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Evil is a choice. God made man, man made evil.
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No one is born evil.\n\nYour idiocyncracies are taught to you.\nImpatience, abuse, temperment... All learned.\nFortunately, we can be cured of it through years of therapy.\n\nLove, support, and success are also learned.\nBut it's easier to understand and accept.
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Wouldn't it be great to stop evil from happening?  Oh, well, I guess it won't happen any time soon.  I'll have to wait for Heaven for that one . . . but I can still avoid doing evil!
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For one thing, the reason bad things sometimes happen to good people is because of free will. We can't control the actions of other people, and they may do us harm- or, they may do something kind towards us. It's a matter of selection. \n\nBut I respect and honor your question. It's hard to deal with life sometimes. It's like, "Where is justice"?\n\nIn the Bible, it does say that sometimes, the good people reap the bad things deserved by the wicked- and sometimes, evil men live long and happy lives. It's sad, but it's also true. I don't know why this happens- it's not fair. Life is not fair. However, I do believe that God is not cruel.\n\nSometimes, accidents happen, too. That is one way that innocent people can be hurt.\n\nYour question is very legitimate. I will be thinking about this for the rest of the day. Good job, mate!
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The center of evil is within mankind itself. It is when we allow our hearts to harden in the face of suffering that we plant and cultivate the seed of evil. The wars are started by egos, the axis of evil is everywhere, and the one behind it all is not just one but many. If I had to chose one, I would say it's Satan or whatever dark entity one choses to believe in. It is a vile creature with no distinguishing form called "Hatred, Prejudice, Greed and Pride". It is present everywhere but I hope and I pray that one day we will all live in peace and love as God intended when he gave us the gift of life. As a former cop, I have seen things that no man or woman should ever have to see but I never forgotten why I became a cop. It was because I love my fellow man and I wanted to protect those who could not, or would not, protect themselves. It is like the Medical field where it is easy to become jaded but I never allowed that to happen. Each story is etched in my mind and my heart and I will never forget the suffering that I've seen. But, I have seen the good as well and that, my friend, gives me hope. Just even asking the question that you have asked here tells me we are alike in our love for humanity and it's people like you that keep this world going and it's heart beating. I hate human suffering in any form and I do my best to help. That is all any of us can do. My main contribution is to have raised my daughter to love and to live and let live. I taught her that if just one person every day helps another when they don't have to but out of the goodness of their hearts, and they ask nothing more in return than to have the one they help, help another and pass it along without any expectation of reward, just to keep that chain of love going, it would be like life's blood flowing through the veins to the heart and that heart would remain healthy and beating for as long as God sees fit, then what a gloriously wonderful world this would be. If we have faith, if we pray, if we are willing to teach and learn from one another and about one another, fear and hatred would transform into love and understanding. Maybe one day, maybe one day! We can change if we want to, if we can just remember that we are all brothers and sisters under God and love and respect each other regardless of race, creed, religion or color. God bless. =) Tina. PS sorry for the dissertation, I'm just rather passionate about this subject. I'm a writer, what can I say?