CharonY Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 1 hour ago, iNow said: You might if you were as dumb as one. Look, rocks have been getting away with too much for too long. Why should we cut them slack just because they are mineral-based? We carbon-based life forms have to do all the moving and throwing and then we also have take the blame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Rocks are evil because petrologists study them and science is evil. That’s just logic, yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVat Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Sounds like the same old schist to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night FM Posted September 27 Author Share Posted September 27 (edited) On 9/18/2024 at 12:34 PM, Phi for All said: Definitions should NOT be stretched to fit your purpose. In doing so, you've diluted the concept into meaninglessness. Anything that causes hardship is evil? What good is having the word evil if there's no distinction between it and affliction or obstacle? Evil requires intent. Evil requires a conscious mind behind the hardship or affliction. A flood after hard rains that destroys a town isn't evil, but if that flood was purposely created by someone (blow up the dam, divert the river, smite the wicked, etc), then that someone is evil. Please don't redefine the way everybody else uses a word just because it seems to support your argument. My understanding is that this is a more modern definition, and "evil" in Biblical senses of the word could refer to any form of adversity or hardship experienced by man, not just intentionally cruel behavior by humans. Therefore, the "problem of evil" isn't limited solely to evil acts committed by humans, but to any hardship or adversity which humans suffer, such as natural disasters. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evil causing harm : pernicious Edited September 27 by Night FM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimreepr Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 1 hour ago, Night FM said: My understanding is that this is a more modern definition, and "evil" in Biblical senses of the word could refer to any form of adversity or hardship experienced by man, not just intentionally cruel behavior by humans. Therefore, the "problem of evil" isn't limited solely to evil acts committed by humans, but to any hardship or adversity which humans suffer, such as natural disasters. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evil causing harm : pernicious Is a virus evil for causing a cold? If God's exist, it would be irrational to assume that they work for you, given the success of the virus... 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 6 hours ago, Night FM said: My understanding is that this is a more modern definition, and "evil" in Biblical senses of the word could refer to any form of adversity or hardship experienced by man, not just intentionally cruel behavior by humans. Therefore, the "problem of evil" isn't limited solely to evil acts committed by humans, but to any hardship or adversity which humans suffer, such as natural disasters. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evil causing harm : pernicious Why do you want to use the same word to describe both an automobile accident and Heinrich Himmler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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