Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Philosophypaper#2
Evil,doesitreallyexists?WeliveinaworldwhereonewouldonlyseeandthinkofGod.
Thequestioncangobackto;doesGodexists?Goddoesnotexist;itisallinthehumanmindto
believeonsomethingallpowerfultosaveusall.Ifitisntwillpower,itsjustaroutetoescapeto
trycometosomeonesshortcomings.Havingtwomainargumentswiththeproblemofevil;the
logicalproblemandtheevidentialproblem.IfGoddoesexist,thenheshouldbeomniscientand
omnipotentandextremelygood.HavingGodwouldmeantheresnotevilandiftheresevilthen
theresnoGod.
Theproblemofevilisthemainquestionifthereissuchasaviortostopthewrongfrom
thegoodandifthereissomeonetocontrolhowwelivesothatwewontgetcorrupted,tostay
innocent.Themainproblemthatoneshouldtryandanswerwhenitcomestotheproblemofevil
is;IfGodcanpreventthedestructivesufferingoftheinnocentyetchoosesnotto,Godisnot
good.IfGodchoosestopreventthesufferingbutcannot,heisnotomnipotent.IfGodcannot
recognizethesufferingoftheinnocent,heisnotwise.(Soccio,pg.235)Thisisthequestion
thatmakesonequestioniftherereallyisaGod,becauseifhedoesexistthennoneofthepeople
thathehadcreatedwouldbelivinginpoverty.Thisstatementmakesonethingtotryand
understandhowandwhatwouldhappeniftherewasntanytypeofevilintheworld,mainlya
peacefullifeandjustlivinginpeace.Theworldcannotjusthaveone,theresneedtobeboth,yin
andyangtomakeitbalance.
Evilexistsintheworld,itshumansnaturetobringthebadandthegood.Goodcannot
existswithoutevil,theonlypersonthatcanbeblamedfortheevilintheworldisourselvesand
notsomeonethatisallpowerful.Evilisanecessityinsociety,itswhatbalancetheworldout
withthegoodandtheevil.Afterall,everyonedesiresonlythosethingsthathethinksgood.
(Anselm,pg.10)AsthefoolhassaidinAnselmsMonologionandProslogion,everyonewould
onlythinkofthemselvesandGoddoesnothaveasayinanythingbecauseheisnttheonethatis
controllingapersonsaction.
TheresalotofdifferentitemstoprovethatifGodwasanallpowerfulbeingandone
thatisabletosaveeveryone,hehastohavemanydifferentqualities,heshouldbe;omnipotent
(allpowerful),omniscient(allknowing)andomnibenevolent(allgood).IfaGodismissingany
ofthesequalitiesthanhesnotGod,justanormalperson.Noonecanbeallthreeatoncewhenit
comestothegreatergoodbecauseofthegreedinapersonsheartandsoul,weallwantmore
andnotless,itsmeansthatevillivesdeepdown.Understandwhatoneunderstandsbutwedo
notseeitbecauseitsnonbeneficialtous.Itseasierinoneslifetojustpretendnottoseewhat
isinfront.
Beinghumanisjustbeingahuman,meaningthatasahumanonewouldneverknow
whentheyarelookingrightatevilorifoneisdoingtheevildeedandmayneverknow.Itsa
sortofbyproductofhavingfreewilltocontrolthedesiresofanactofevil.AccordingtoThomas
Aquinas,evilisnotagoodthingbutitissomethingthatallowsonetohavesomethingcreatable
tohumansimperfections.Thelackofgoodnessistobeevil.(Soccio,pg.236)Onedoesnt
needtobeeviltobebad,itsonethatdoesnthaveanyideawhatgoodinsocietyisthestartof
onesevil.Nooneisabletochoosetobeevil,buttheyjustdoitandmoveon.
ThetwomainpointofwhensomeoneifGodisexistingandtotellthathedoesnta
personwouldneedtohaveeitheralogicalproblemoranevidentialproblemargument.The
logicalproblemofevilissayingonecannothavesomethingwithoutanargumenthappening
withtheimpossibleincoexistence.Logicalproblemargumentisthestartofhowonewouldact
andgivereasonstowhyGodisntanuntouchablebeing,noneedforanyevidenceandjustknow
howtoworkaroundthecircleofquestions.Ontheotherhand,anevidentialproblemisgetting
examplesofhowtheworldisevilandhowitallcametobe,oneneedstohavehardcoreevident
toprove.HavingevidenceisagoodideabecauseitwillshowthatGodisntreallyaroundto
judge,howweactorworkinthelifewearegiven.
ThemainconceptofGodnotexistingcomefromthethreemainideathatGodis;all
powerful(omnipotent),allknowing(omniscient)andallgood(omnibenevolent).Thesayings
goes;IfGodwasomnipotent,heshouldbeabletopreventevilandsuffering.IfGodas
omniscient,heshouldknowabouttheevilandsufferingandknowhowtopreventit.IfGodwas
perfectlyomnibenevolent,hewouldwanttopreventallsuffering.Ifevilandsufferingexists,
thanGodiseithernotomnipotent,omniscientoromnibenevolent(lecture,02/23/2017)With
howthequoteiswritten,itsshowingthatweareallhumanandthatGodisjustafigmentof
onesimageintheirmind,becausewecanonlywanttoseethatimaginaryandnotwhatwewill
faceinrealityishardtocomprehendsinceitmeansnooneisheretosaveus,whentheres
mistakesandnotunderstand.
WithhowAnselmswritinghadgonewhenhewantedtoexplaintothefoolthatGod
doesexists.WhilethefooltellshimthatheunderstandsthedefinitionofwhatGodisbutstill
deniesitbecauseashumanswearetheonethatwillcontrolit.Anselmsteachinginawayis
tryingtoforcesomeoneintosomethinghedoesntwanttobelievebecauseofhisbeliefona
God.Nownogoodexiststhroughanother.(Anselm,pg.11)thisisshowinghowwearethe
onethatwilldecidewheretogoandnotallowanothertogoandsaythatitsallfate.Whenfate
comesintoplay,itsajumblemessandsothatiswhenwegettwosideofastoryonhowwe
shouldactandtreatGod.UsingAprioi,havingknowledgeofsomethingratherthanjust
observingeveryonewillbethereasontoallowthepersontobefreeofanyissuesandproblems
ofnotbelievinginGod.SayingthatAnselmiswrongistakingitofftoadifferentlevel,weall
haveourownbeliefsbutatthesametimeweshouldtryandbeanopenmindabouthowGodis
realandisallknowing.Godbeinginonesmindisallthatmattersevenifwethinkthatitsnot
possible.
AccordingtoSocrates,livingalifewithoutmeaningismoreevilthanonethatislivinga
lifeofevil.Beingabletoexistsinthemomentandnotthinkingaboutthepastorthefutureisthe
greatestgoodofoneslifemeaningweareabletoenjoyitall.Theevilthatliveswithinusis
wastingthetimethatwasgivenandnotlovingthelifeweareliving.Thisissayingthatitsa
personthatpicksandchoosehowtolivethelifethattheyweregiven,anotherideaandproofthat
Godisnottheonethatdecidesifweturnleftorright.
EvilwasntmadefromGod,Godjustmadeitpossibletohaveevil.Thestatementisa
contradictorybecauseGodandevilshouldnotbetogethernorhaveanyinteractions,because
onlyoneshouldbearound.Evilisintheheartofapersonisclosertorealitythantosayanall
powerfulcontrollingus.Freewillistheimportantpartofliving,sinceitwasntaplanthingto
keepthehumanslivingandenjoying.
Evilandfreewillgoeshandinhandmainlybecauseweareabletochoosehowtothe
capability,thefutureisnondetermined,alternatepossibility,deliberationandpersonhood.We
chooseandpicktheroutetogo,thesideofgoodorthesideofevilwejustneedtomakesure
thattheonlypersontohaveagiveortakeisthepersonyouseeinthemirror.Thepersonthat
saystheyseenoevilarealwaystryingtoplaytheblamegameonsomeoneelseandtheend
resultissayingitsGodsfaultthattheyarepoor.Theescapepathisgettingmoreandmoreclear
everytimesomeblamestheirmistakeonanother.Whenblaminganotherthatisnonexistence,is
thetrueevilintheworld.Onecanonlygosofartotryandavoidtheirmistakesandnotallow
morethanthat.
Weareabletochooseandhavethewilltogotothegoodrouteortheevilroute,nooneis
theretoholdyourhandtosteeroneintherightdirection.ThepersonthatchoosetosaythatGod
exitsaretheonethatwantstoblametheirmisfortuneonsomeoneelseratherthanjusttoface
theirfears.Ifandonlyif(IFF),isthereasontoliveanevilrouteforalittletoknowwhatone
wouldwanttobeabletoshowthewrongfromthelivesandlearnfromthemistakesandgrow
up.
Whenhumancomeintoexistencetheyarepureandeasytocorrupttomakethembelieve
inGodorjustlivewiththeirliveknowinggoodandevil.Theworldisabadplaceandastrong
determinationtokeeponlivingandmovingon.Thereisaninfinitewaytolive,theresalwaysa
wayandtherewillalwaysbeonesincewewanttoenjoyandnotjusthavesomeonesayyoulive
yourlife,withthewayGodhasdetermineit.Justcomeandenjoywhatyouweregivenandjust
dontlimititalltowhatonesays.Livingamalevolentlifeiswrongandnotgoodforthesoul.
Allinall,thereisnoGodthatwillexisttoholdoneshandtoguidethemthroughbut
thereiseviltoshowtheuglinessoftheworldtosomeonesothattheywillbemoredeterminedto
liveabetterlife.Godmightbesomeonethatexistinthemindsothatwewillfeelbetterabout
ourselveswhentheressomethingwrongorwhenwedonewrongdoings.Evilisalwaysthereto
dotheharminoneslifeorwillsetsomeoneupforagoodlife,itsnotclearbutitsallpossible
toliveandenjoy.Fatewillneverinterferewithoneslifeunlesstheyarewillingtojustplaythe
blamegameoverandover.Theendresultsare,theworldmayspinbutatthesametimeitsan
evilandbadplacetoliveon.Justneedtomakeagoodimpressionofhowtolivewithout
believinginanallpowerful,thatonlycomesinourmind.
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