archangel88
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Who do you think is the source of all evil in either the universe or just in the world?
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McBell
Unbound
Evil is far to subjective a term to be useful outside the choir.
archangel88
Member
Humans are not the originators of evil.
McBell
Unbound
So where do you think 'evil' came from?
archangel88
Member
True humans have free will and we could choose to either do good or evil but alot of humans try to do better and forgive. If humans were the true source of evil, then chances are we would have killed each other off centuries ago.
Rainbow Mage
Lib Democrat/Agnostic/Epicurean-ish/Buddhist-ish
I put Angra Manyu, just because that's different :-D
archangel88
Member
Some people do believe that Angra Manyu is the source of evil. Maybe he is. I prefer to think of Lucifer as the father of lies, evil, everything chaotic.
Rainbow Mage
Lib Democrat/Agnostic/Epicurean-ish/Buddhist-ish
I tend to think of the human mind as being that. Think about what Satan is symbolic of often when Jesus spoke of him, like when he rebuked Peter's carnal way of thinking: "Get away from me Satan, for you are merely seeing things from man's point of view, not God's."
McBell
Unbound
Wait...
Does this not make Lucifer the polar opposite of God?
archangel88
Member
Yes he is. He is also the perfect example of how pride leads to downfall.
McBell
Unbound
Um...
I am confused.
Did you not list both Lucifer AND pride in your poll?
Do you see them as separate sources of evil or do you see Lucifer as the source of evil do to pride?
fatima_bintu_islam
Active Member
You cant choose two in the list so I'll just write it here:
Soul desires + Satan whispers
Soul desires + Satan whispers
Thesavorofpan
Is not going to save you.
Evil is the Absent of God.
McBell
Unbound
Interesting theory.
Does that mean that where ever you find the root of all evil (money) you will find God missing?
That would tend to explain quite a lot.....
Thesavorofpan
Is not going to save you.
You forgot a part of that scripture. The love of money is the root of all evil. Take a look into a lot of rich people's life especially rich movie, rock, and athletes. Just look at their behavior. In their quest for money they have given up their ideas of morals.
Think about what the Catholic church was teaching in their greatest era of corruption.