Why Did God Create Evil?

[Emoryal]

I'm not saying he is not able to do it, I'm saying supposing he exists in the way we're discussing, he deemed appropriate to make evil necessary to the existence of free will. Not doing something never implies not being able to do it.

Then basically you didn't fukking answer the question, right? Because if he could why didn't he is the question, right? I don't know why you even wrote that last sentence, are you slow?

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

I'm not saying he is not able to do it, I'm saying supposing he exists in the way we're discussing, he deemed appropriate to make evil necessary to the existence of free will. Not doing something never implies not being able to do it.

Might I suggest that your use of the term 'evil' is far too subjective to be meaningful. Here's another way to look at the term: 'Evil' is the absence/corruption of 'good' and cannot exist in and of itself. Nothing can be completely 'evil' because it can't exist without 'good'.

Let me try and make this easier to comprehend: Rust (iron oxide) doesn't just 'exist' without the presence of iron or steel.

To delve a bit deeper into this subject, you might wanna read this......

You might also want to differentiate between 'moral evil' and 'natural evil'.​

 

[MischievousMonkey]

Then basically you didn't fukking answer the question, right? Because if he could why didn't he is the question, right? I don't know why you even wrote that last sentence, are you slow?

I did say the premise of the question was flawed, and I could expand on it, but I'll leave you alone. Have a good day

 

[Dwight Howard]

God didnt create evil. We did. Ask yourself, would there be evil on earth without humans? There would be a bunch of animals killing each other and robbing each other of food, but that's not neccearily evil...thats basic survival instinct. We as humans decided that these acts were evil, otherwise in nature their considered normal. According to the bible, adultrey is bad...but every other species does so and its not considered evil.

 

[MischievousMonkey]

Might I suggest that your use of the term 'evil' is far too subjective to be meaningful. Here's another way to look at the term: 'Evil' is the absence/corruption of 'good' and cannot exist in and of itself. Nothing can be completely 'evil' because it can't exist without 'good'.

Let me try and make this easier to comprehend: Rust (iron oxide) doesn't just 'exist' without the presence of iron or steel.

To delve a bit deeper into this subject, you might wanna read this......

You might also want to differentiate between 'moral evil' and 'natural evil'.​

Yeah you're right, this is one of the reasons why I felt like the premise of the thread was shaky.

Thanks for the recommendation breh, I'll cop it

 

[FLYINHAWAIIAN]

what I'm trying to tell you is, he is Darkness. Which is why he was able to bring forth light.
(Again Darkness doesn't mean bad).


This is how you know that "Black people" from a scientific standpoint are the people who were made in his 'image.' We are the only people that can bring forth true light...like our father.

So god is darkness?
If thats the case, he's not an actual being becauseci can look at the sky at night and see darkness. You're saying thats god.

 

[ColdSlither]

If I believed in God, I would say because evil is a part of God

 

[FLYINHAWAIIAN]

God didnt create evil. We did. Ask yourself, would there be evil on earth without humans? There would be a bunch of animals killing each other and robbing each other of food, but that's not neccearily evil...thats basic survival instinct. We as humans decided that these acts were evil, otherwise in nature their considered normal. According to the bible, adultrey is bad...but every other species does so and its not considered evil.

If you wanna go by that logic then you better be a vegan.


And the scripture clearly says he created evil and here you are saying he didnt

 

[FLYINHAWAIIAN]

If I believed in God, I would say because evil is a part of God

God did more evil than satan

 

[Afrodroid]

God did not create evil. God could have made people in such a way that they would be robots who would react when God made them do so. But that would not give his most precious creation any significance. imagine being an Angel of God(Outside of Lucifer of course), filled with power and can do great things in the eyes of the lord by whom you're empowered by (A Holy Tool of Purpose) , but Angels being so close to God, that they have seen his unwavering wrath and what comes to those who ultimately deny him: you are literally scared(in respect and in awe), So Angels are one slip up away from eternal damnation) So they are Perfect with a condition, God made Lucifer so splendid, Literally the most beautiful thing in the history of his creation, Filled him with nigh limitless power, and with that (Lucifer got to taste what was given to man kind): "Free Will" - and with the power he possessed his eyes were opened and saw that with that power - he is not God's most important creation - So he slipped up and chose to defile his brethren basically he ate his piece of fruit in heaven when he took his free will into his own hands, he knew that giving mankind an alternative look on life could lead them away from God, God wanted to see what choice his creation would make in the same circumstance... idk. just me and my spin with a little inspiration.

I didn't read the whole thread but it could have ended here.

Most people are proud to say that they do what they want to their own lives, but complain about the power of choice God has given them

God didn't create the evil, but He does allow it to have some power over our lives so that we may choose the path of wisdom or the path of damnation.

 

[Hot Red Buns]

She didn't.

Spoiler

 

[Kairi Irving]

God did more evil than satan

Uh, No.

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

Yeah but why?

Why not just create a bunch of perfect people for his kingdom?

Well where's the fun in that? Imagine playing the sims and everything was perfect on max settings

 

[Thurgood Thurston III]

Well where's the fun in that? Imagine playing the sims and everything was perfect on max settings

You just made the best argument for this.

I always give my sims hell. It's really the only fun part. That and creating the characters

 

[FLYINHAWAIIAN]

Uh, No.

Uh yes.
All the people god had killed in the scriptures.


Innocent animals, babies, children, adults...how many people has satan killed?

Everything satan done was ordained by god on a ego trip