On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 7/25/2003 1:36:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > > > > > The student replied, "Actually, sir, evil is simply the absence of God. Evil > > is a term man developed to describe the absence of God. God did not create > > evil. It isn't like truth, or love, which exist as virtues like heat or > > light. Evil is simply the state where God is not present, > > like cold without > > heat or darkness without light." > > > > The professor had nothing to say... > > > > Must be a really stupid professor. The analogies presented by the student >do not make any sense at all. Absence of heat or light can be detected >and measured extremely precisely. The professor could have demonstrated >how to do that. And then asked the student how he can detect and measure >the absence of God. > > The statement that "Evil is simply the state where God is not present, >like cold without > heat or darkness without light" is simply wrong. It is wrong both logically >and factually.
The statement also makes the premise that God is not omnipotent - something that the religious will probably never accept or contemplate. -- Tariq Siddiqui [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************************* Rockets Lover! Laker Hater !!! ******************************************************************************* ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
