Good vs Evil [God vs Science]

Open Letters | 12/12/07 | Coffee260

[coffee260]

Good vs Evil [God vs Science]

[Sherman Logan]

"Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."

Interesting rant, but I disagree with this part.

I believe evil does have independent existence. It came into existence when entities of free will chose to rebel against their Creator and attempt to domineer over others He had created. The potential for evil is inherent in the universe as long as free will exists.

[samtheman]

Is there such a thing as sophomoric reasoning? Oh yes. Demonstrated here by both student and professor.

Is there such a thing as intellectual straw men? Oh yes. They populate this piece like scarecrows on an Iowa corn field.

[Coyoteman]

Sounds like something out of a Jack Chick comic book.

[RoadTest]

Sounds good to me.

[razzle]

The student will surely get a low grade in that class. No one is allowed to speak logically to a darwinist/atheist and get a way with it.

[Dan Evans]

Does the Bible really say that God is all-powerful?

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Who relies more heavily on faith? One who believes in that which, if true, may at some time be proven, or one who believes in that which, if true, can never be proven?

[Jeffrey_D.]

god·less

adjective
Definition:

1. without God or god: not believing in or worshiping God or any god ( disapproving )

2. wicked: having an evil or immoral nature ( formal )

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Scarecrows are in Kansas. Not Ioway.

[L98Fiero]

“Sounds like something out of a Jack Chick comic book.”

Very much so.

[GOP_Party_Animal]

Is there such a thing as sophomoric reasoning? Oh yes.

Yeah, I think that's what bothered me most as I read through it.

[samtheman]

Really? Why not Iowa?

[domenad]

They did not print the epilogue, where the student was given an “F” on all his succeeding exams and then expelled from the university for creating an environment of intolerance.

[rjsimmon]

Does the Bible really say that God is all-powerful?

Yes, it does.

Rev 19:6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

[Squidpup]

Sin or evil are defined as “missing the mark”. While there is free will that allows/causes our actions to stray from “the mark”, they are meaningless in and of themselves if there is no “mark” or bullseye to stray from. They are the absence of being “on target”. I agree with the thesis of the story - our sin and the degradation of the world are a result of missing the perfect love and absolute truth “target” of God with our thoughts and actions. They are not an equal and oppposite target.

I actually had a very interesting discussion very similar to this story when I was discussing the fallacy of yin/yang with a coworker.

[Paradox]

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[coffee260]

They did not print the epilogue, where the student was given an “F” on all his succeeding exams and then expelled from the university for creating an environment of intolerance.

You forgot the "diversity, multicultural and tolerance programs."

[JWinNC]

"Is there such a thing as sophomoric reasoning? Oh yes. Demonstrated here by both student and professor.

Is there such a thing as intellectual straw men? Oh yes. They populate this piece like scarecrows on an Iowa corn field."

ditto

jw

[Eric in the Ozarks]

No crows.