tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25084410961400914262011-04-21T20:25:22.144-07:00Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270785704578151400noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508441096140091426.post-77717751411840513162008-06-17T10:56:00.000-07:002008-06-17T11:37:44.876-07:00In post 5 I claimed that God does not allow for evil things to happen to good people, it just exists. A counter argument is that some people think that If there `is an all knowing God then how could he allow for things to happen to good people. I think it is a resonable argument because I can understand that someone who is hurting because they lost someone or has had bad things happen to them be angry with God. It is easier to blame a higher being than to except that there are just evil people and bad things that happen to people who don't deserve it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2508441096140091426-7771775141184051316?l=mara-mythoughts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270785704578151400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508441096140091426.post-79318930163416921512008-06-11T14:34:00.000-07:002008-06-11T15:21:02.932-07:00The big question that I keep on seeing with different websites is can evil exist without good? I am going to take the side of evil just exists. Its not because God allows things to happen to good people, it just does. The most convencing argument is in the book problems from philosophy with the story of Job. Job was a very righteous man that did not deserve to loose his family, wealth and also his health but he did and not one time did he denouce God. Sometimes bad things happen to good people and there arent any explanations.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2508441096140091426-7931893016341692151?l=mara-mythoughts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270785704578151400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508441096140091426.post-5292424899034584022008-06-03T21:15:00.000-07:002008-06-03T21:36:06.886-07:001.) Freewill- done of one's accord; Voluntary<br /><br />2.)Evil- Morally bad or wrong; wicked<br /><br />3.)God- A being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient orginator and the<br /> ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship in <br /> monotheistic religions.<br /><br />4.)Absence- The state of being away<br /><br />5.) Choice- The act of choosing; selection<br /><br />http://www.thefreedictionary.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2508441096140091426-529242489903458402?l=mara-mythoughts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270785704578151400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508441096140091426.post-13322834483544649752008-05-27T13:52:00.000-07:002008-05-29T18:20:25.815-07:00http://www.iep.utm.edu/e/evil<br />www.ac.wwu.edu/~howardd/god,evil,andsuffering.pdf<br />http://www.mukto-mona.com/Articles/aparthib/FREE_WILL_DEFENSE.htm<br /><br />With God giving every human being freewill, we have the choice to do wonderful things or to create evil. Bad things happen to good people and we may not know why but there is a plan and someone somewhere is effected by it. There are too many holes in the argument to pin point the who what when and where for why evil exists. Big D said "It is like how the darkness is just the absence of light just like evil is the absence of good."<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2508441096140091426-1332283448354464975?l=mara-mythoughts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270785704578151400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508441096140091426.post-40615823278475899882008-05-14T17:00:00.000-07:002008-06-13T10:56:04.153-07:00<strong>The problem with evil</strong><br /> <br /> I do not think that good can exist without evil. If there was no evil in the world, then good would not shine through. I believe that out of everything bad that happens, something good is a result. Sometimes people will never realize why it had to happen and to other people, it is evident at the time that it happens. Bad things happen to good people all of the time unfortunately. I also believe that everything happens for a reason. If nothing bad ever happened, how would people learn and grow? I think evil is necessary in life for good to prevail.<br /><br /><strong>The Debate over Free will</strong><br /><br /> There are many questions concerning free will. Does it exist? What is free will? These are both very good questions that have many answers. Some people think that free will does not exist. They think that everyone is born with a plan and that they are just pawns in life that is being moved around by a higher power. Other people think that people are given free will to live their life the way that we feel is right for us. Every decision we make has a consequence. It is either a positive or negative consequence. I think free will is a wonderful thing. It is nice to know that I am in charge of my life. I can do what I feel is right for me and no one else and I like that.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2508441096140091426-4061582327847589988?l=mara-mythoughts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270785704578151400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508441096140091426.post-8772315062022133762008-05-08T09:04:00.000-07:002008-06-13T11:05:35.566-07:00<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qLMtn6nHJ7Q&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qLMtn6nHJ7Q&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />This video is a perfect example of evil happening to a little child. being diagnosed with a terminal disease at such a very young age is such a travisty. This child did hold on for a lot longer than he was told but eventually did die from this disease. His parents have a strength that I could never even imagine! Sometimes things happen for no reason and it is so hard to accept.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2508441096140091426-877231506202213376?l=mara-mythoughts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270785704578151400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508441096140091426.post-75410528233150775422008-05-08T08:21:00.000-07:002008-05-08T08:26:40.859-07:00<span style="color:#ff6666;">Philosophy for me is a way of looking at life. It is just not a bunch of sayings that everyone knows it is how you live your life.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2508441096140091426-7541052823315077542?l=mara-mythoughts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270785704578151400noreply@blogger.com0