This phrase you use Alan, 'the privitation of some perfection due a being' brings to mind all sorts of questions.
Such as what is meant by 'Perfection' and 'Due' why is this being due anything, I mean by what right? On 28 June, 00:44, Alan Wostenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > In a world without rational agents no moral evil would happen. But > there could be physical evil without man. If evil is understood as the > privation of some perfection due a being, than any sickness, accident > or death would be physical evil, even if not willed by a personal > being. > > In fact I suppose there must have been such physical evil, before man > was. > > On Jun 24, 11:26 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > If there were no humans on the planet would evil exist? > > > Is it evil that the cat should torment and kill the mouse and then > > walk away? > > > Re enter humanity and examine the BTK killer. > > > The subjectivity of evil. > > > Is it simple?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
