11-21-2004, 02:41 AM
Hello ,
I have often wondered what is really Evil and what causes Evil.
Is Evil just the result of ignorance or moral imperfection of man,or is it a positive choice ? Evil could be considered as the contrary of Good as an entity,just like dualities such as day/night , light/darkness , life/death...or Evil could be considered as the result of human imperfections/human weaknesses;in this last case, each human could be able to become morally better owing to his past experiences,education,etc...in short,the more you know,the more you experience life,the wiser you can be;this is the theory of Alan Kardec in his "book of spirits";in his book, he states that each human is perfectible,and Evil does not exist because it is only the result of our imperfections,unlike God who is perfection;so,according to him,Evil is not an entity,it is not real,it is not a force of nature,it is a momentary state caused by ignorance,weakness and moral imperfection.This is also Kant's theory:according to him , Evil does not exist, it is the negation of what is called "Good".
In the first case, Evil as an entity,is a belief of Christianity,Islam,etc..Jesus faced Evil several times as an entity (in the desert ,the story of animals driven in a gap , Evil spirit driven out of the body of an insane )
So , what do you think ?
Abramelin
I have often wondered what is really Evil and what causes Evil.
Is Evil just the result of ignorance or moral imperfection of man,or is it a positive choice ? Evil could be considered as the contrary of Good as an entity,just like dualities such as day/night , light/darkness , life/death...or Evil could be considered as the result of human imperfections/human weaknesses;in this last case, each human could be able to become morally better owing to his past experiences,education,etc...in short,the more you know,the more you experience life,the wiser you can be;this is the theory of Alan Kardec in his "book of spirits";in his book, he states that each human is perfectible,and Evil does not exist because it is only the result of our imperfections,unlike God who is perfection;so,according to him,Evil is not an entity,it is not real,it is not a force of nature,it is a momentary state caused by ignorance,weakness and moral imperfection.This is also Kant's theory:according to him , Evil does not exist, it is the negation of what is called "Good".
In the first case, Evil as an entity,is a belief of Christianity,Islam,etc..Jesus faced Evil several times as an entity (in the desert ,the story of animals driven in a gap , Evil spirit driven out of the body of an insane )
So , what do you think ?
Abramelin