I think the word Evil has more umph to it than in just a religous setting. Of course your argument here is only valid for the Christian concept of God also.
I thnk evil behaviour exists independantly of religion, Ian Huntly for example, could be said to have commited evil acts. On 25 June, 22:28, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > Evil is a religious term of art designed to put the fear of god into > you by classifying some human behavior as bad and other, far worse, > evil, because you only suffer temporarily for being bad but if you're > evil you go straight to hell and burn for all eternity. I prefer to > use the terms good and bad to classify human behavior. Good and bad > do not carry the baggage of religion and thus make for a more perfect > balance of judgment. > > On Jun 24, 1:51 am, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > A simple question, or is it?- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
