We always wonder, if there is a merciful God why does evil exist? Why do we suffer from diseases , wars and etc?..
But there's something very important we never consider in this equation , that evil has been always in a specific and limited quantity since the beginning of human existence.
A specific quantity that :
1-Never led to the vanishing of mankind .
2-Never obstructed the progress nor development of human civilization and knowledge .
3-Never been permanent nor unstoppable .
4-Always had a useful and a good side , for example after the world war II the United Nations was established and the world got together united under the values of peace and freedom .
If we consider the human history as a movie or a story , then we should be thankful one way or the other for the evil and the role it played in our story , because evil has led us to today and the civilization we have but it never destroyed us . Some old philosophers said "Evil always has a good side and there's nothing completely evil"
The quantity of evil
Re: The quantity of evil
It should be rephrased somewhat so as not to malign the principle - positive and negative versus good and evil. The world as we live in is subject to positive and negative influences in order for life to exist, the two working in harmony, coexisting in a beneficial manner.Khalid wrote: Some old philosophers said "Evil always has a good side and there's nothing completely evil"
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I can't agree with you more . Both good and evil give life it's meaning .mtmynd1 wrote:It should be rephrased somewhat so as not to malign the principle - positive and negative versus good and evil. The world as we live in is subject to positive and negative influences in order for life to exist, the two working in harmony, coexisting in a beneficial manner.Khalid wrote: Some old philosophers said "Evil always has a good side and there's nothing completely evil"