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Author Topic:   Is Anything Evil? Does Evil Exist?
Rob 
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Message 91 of 105 (399062)
05-03-2007 3:54 PM
Reply to: Message 89 by purpledawn
05-03-2007 3:20 PM


Re: Good Absence of Evil
PD:
In literature and speech we tend to personify such words.
Whether my comment is good, bad, or neutral is in the eye of the beholder.
You are using literature and speech (words) to tell me this and state it as fact?
By your own philosophy you are not stating a fact, but an opinion. So there is no point in disagreeing with me.
That is what happens when we buy the lie of postmodernism, in exhange for your our moral liberty; we sacrifice our own words and the power of reason in the process.
"I am afraid we are not rid of God because we still have faith in grammar."
(Friedrich Nietzsche)
If words don't mean anything PD, then you have said nothing. And the same goes for you Friedrich...
Suicide of thought.
In the Beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God. And the Word was God.
...And the Word became flesh.
...He came to that which was His own, but His own did not receive Him.
(Gospel of John chapter 1)
Edited by Rob, : No reason given.

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Message 92 of 105 (399065)
05-03-2007 3:55 PM
Reply to: Message 87 by Larni
05-03-2007 2:49 PM


Re: What is evil?
This is a science fora
I would have suggested social issues.
I took Phat's advice by mistake.

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Rob 
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Message 96 of 105 (399081)
05-03-2007 5:31 PM
Reply to: Message 93 by purpledawn
05-03-2007 4:12 PM


Re: Good Absence of Evil
PD:
Please address my arguments concerning evil.
This is the science forum, please give some support if you disagree with what I've said concerning evil, which BTW is supported by your STR quote in Message 63.
Are you saying that evil does exist in its own right as an entity or an object? If yes, then please provide support. A picture would be even better and not pictures of people doing evil actions.
My apologies for any confusion or lack of clear Words. I have edited my previous post for you.
That is not what I am suggesting. I am suggesting that as evil is void of good, darkness is void of light, and nonsense is void of reason, and that in 'Light' of that, you have said nothing.
As for the science thread issue... this is misc stuf and I explained in message 92. I should have requested my gut.
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Rob 
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Message 97 of 105 (399082)
05-03-2007 5:38 PM
Reply to: Message 95 by ringo
05-03-2007 5:06 PM


Re: What is evil?
Ringo:
I have asked you before and you still still still haven't answered: How can you know my motives? Or anybody else's motives?
Especially, how can you reason what my motives are if you claim my motives are not based on reason?
I am not saying your motives are reasonable.
But the problem you are trying to expose is not a problem. It would be if I were trying to get into the soul of a cucumber. But as C.S. Lewis said, 'We don't have to gues what men think, We are men.'
That is why we have jury's made up of other people. What other choice would we have?
But if what you say is true, we might as well fire every prosecuting attorney. There would be no ability to prove motives at all.
But that is not true... it is just a convict sitting in his cell insisting that he is innocent. But if you are innocent, you would not be denying what I am saying.

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