Wednesday, June 18, 2008
blog 6
In blog post 5, I was asking why good people suffer by the hands of God. A counter argument for why he might do this is because God wants to test his faith with people. Some might have a harder test than others, but none the less will it show your faith towards God. Those who prove themselves worth would be able to go to heaven. To me this counter argument is not as strong simple because I don’t like to believe in any God creating our universe. I think that religion was just created in order to try to cover up the unexplainable. If you can’t even in prove that he exists why are you going to believe in him. Human beings have enough responsibility with the choices we make everyday, so its common for us to make mistakes. Having to add more rules by God, is useless.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
bLoG 5
Why do good people suffer?
People will state that they believe in God. But why does God allow bad things to happen to people who are “good?” Someone can be almost all good, yet he or she could have the most devastating and painful disease. “If evil exists, then an all-powerful, all-knowing, perfectly good God cannot exist.” That is if one is to believe that evil and good are contradictory to each other. Even if God does exist, he must certainly not be all good, because he allows bad to happen. I think that, good and bad is something that follows suit with the other, in a non determined manner. Ultimately, a pure good person is not shielded from the evils of the world. From genetics, the environment, to society, everything is intertwined and in a never ending cycle. For those who are more “evil” than others, but good always happen to them will have to deal more along the lines of luck, more positive chances happen. (p. 30)
Rachels, James, Problems from Philosophy. 1st ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
People will state that they believe in God. But why does God allow bad things to happen to people who are “good?” Someone can be almost all good, yet he or she could have the most devastating and painful disease. “If evil exists, then an all-powerful, all-knowing, perfectly good God cannot exist.” That is if one is to believe that evil and good are contradictory to each other. Even if God does exist, he must certainly not be all good, because he allows bad to happen. I think that, good and bad is something that follows suit with the other, in a non determined manner. Ultimately, a pure good person is not shielded from the evils of the world. From genetics, the environment, to society, everything is intertwined and in a never ending cycle. For those who are more “evil” than others, but good always happen to them will have to deal more along the lines of luck, more positive chances happen. (p. 30)
Rachels, James, Problems from Philosophy. 1st ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
bloG fOUr
The Problem of Evil
These are 5 terms and concepts that are to clarify some aspects of evil.
1. Defense - “a demonstration that the existence of God is logically consistent with the existence of evil.” There will always be two sides to our universe. With out one, the other could not exist. This is a major part that I intend to dissect. (31) (pfp)
2. Theodicy – “explaining how evil fits into God’s actual plan for the world.” Basically saying that there are people who understand what God has intended to do, and by allowing evil, he is testing humans. This is hard to believe, since there is no proof to know what God is thinking.(31) (pfp)
3. Free Will – “it was necessary for God to endow us with free will. It is freedom that makes humans special. In giving us the power of free choice, however, God had to leave open the possibility that we might sometimes choose badly.” A sense of evil can usually be accounted by how a person acts. Because human beings are left with free will, one can act to their preference, and in this case, evil. Being bogged down by choices everywhere we go, a bad choice is bound to happen. (36) (pfp)
4. The Existential Problem of Evil – Naturally good people cannot do evil. Their personality and moral values have not really witnessed as much of history. (78) (tatw)
5. Self-overcoming – This is concept of Nietzsche that we need to hold back the animal instincts that we have. Depending on the situation that one is in, it is sometimes evadible to give in to the more primitive side. This should tie in well with the pervious concepts, but really it is because it is the one I like the most.
Work Cited
>Rachels, James, Problems from Philosophy. 1st ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
>Rachels, James, The Truth about the World. 1st ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
>SparkNotes : Beyond good and evil : Terms
2006
http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/beyondgood/characters.html
These are 5 terms and concepts that are to clarify some aspects of evil.
1. Defense - “a demonstration that the existence of God is logically consistent with the existence of evil.” There will always be two sides to our universe. With out one, the other could not exist. This is a major part that I intend to dissect. (31) (pfp)
2. Theodicy – “explaining how evil fits into God’s actual plan for the world.” Basically saying that there are people who understand what God has intended to do, and by allowing evil, he is testing humans. This is hard to believe, since there is no proof to know what God is thinking.(31) (pfp)
3. Free Will – “it was necessary for God to endow us with free will. It is freedom that makes humans special. In giving us the power of free choice, however, God had to leave open the possibility that we might sometimes choose badly.” A sense of evil can usually be accounted by how a person acts. Because human beings are left with free will, one can act to their preference, and in this case, evil. Being bogged down by choices everywhere we go, a bad choice is bound to happen. (36) (pfp)
4. The Existential Problem of Evil – Naturally good people cannot do evil. Their personality and moral values have not really witnessed as much of history. (78) (tatw)
5. Self-overcoming – This is concept of Nietzsche that we need to hold back the animal instincts that we have. Depending on the situation that one is in, it is sometimes evadible to give in to the more primitive side. This should tie in well with the pervious concepts, but really it is because it is the one I like the most.
Work Cited
>Rachels, James, Problems from Philosophy. 1st ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
>Rachels, James, The Truth about the World. 1st ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
>SparkNotes : Beyond good and evil : Terms
2006
http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/beyondgood/characters.html
Thursday, May 22, 2008
bLog 3
As the video states, children at early ages are exposed to violence in a variety of media’s. Now violence and war are considered to be factors evil. Distinguishing between good and evil, are one of the ways that the media captures its viewers attention. The good guy uses guns and attempts to kill his enemy, but does this make him/her evil? This makes that hero seem just as bad. War is always going to be devastating no matter where it takes place. Depending on which side that one person is on, will decide if they are good or evil. There is no official way to stop a child from taking in the world around him/her. The parent might not let them watch TV at the home, but at school they hear it or see it from friends. Good and evil are all around us, always. Yes, people want evil to stop, but the reality is that it’s impossible for the time being. When trying to make money to support a family, there are those who are selfish and then someone else is left with less. I’m not saying that I am perfect, but I have I will say that everyone COULD have a bad side.
Dance off?
One day, I want to be late to class. Might need some one to get crunk with me or else it's going to be hard. Any takers?
Blog 2 Continued
The Problem of Evil
Adding to my 2nd blog just a bit. From hearing some discussion in class on Thursday, I got some great insight on or around my topic. That was “Everything has two sides.” When I heard this, some things in my head just clicked, because I didn’t realize it at first. There are always going to a good and evil in the universe, like a heaven or hell. Everything is symmetrical and formed in a neat manner. Animals can be aggressive, but will tend to the young in need. So like evil being an instinct, it could be innate to be good. Much thanks to Kristen from the Hume group!
Adding to my 2nd blog just a bit. From hearing some discussion in class on Thursday, I got some great insight on or around my topic. That was “Everything has two sides.” When I heard this, some things in my head just clicked, because I didn’t realize it at first. There are always going to a good and evil in the universe, like a heaven or hell. Everything is symmetrical and formed in a neat manner. Animals can be aggressive, but will tend to the young in need. So like evil being an instinct, it could be innate to be good. Much thanks to Kristen from the Hume group!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
bLog 2
The Problem of Evil
As the world sets out for peace, its biggest rival is “evil.” It’s everywhere around us and most of the time, we are oblivious to its actions. To first fix a problem, it is always a good idea to know about the problem. Is evil actually a problem? Evil is more or less defined as the opposite of good moral or something that is wrong. People confess that they are good, but will deny that they are evil. Like I said in the last blog post, evil has run deep through evolution. Ok to stray from evolution a little, religion has brought forth God. One who is ultimately pure and good. Then you have Satan, who was cast down from heaven. When people think of Satan, he is usually associated with evil, bad, and destruction. To me, I believe that Satan was created as a way for people to associate evil with simply because God cannot do any wrong.
http://debatingchristianity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=802
From this site, I wanted information on where Satan originated from. All theories were intreguging, but because there were so many I did not specify one. I have my own beliefs on where he is from bible scriptures. But just seeing how much more was out there than I thought was intriguing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liiD1XaRvqM
All people have different views about "evil" and what it means. But I was looking for the degree of how bad it is to others. Some are scared of it, and others will get upset over it. How would this differ, if the opposite was asked.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_and_evil
Searching for the origin of evil. This does not exactly tell me to that of which evil arose from, but I get some good theories of why good and bad go together. It mostly boils down to the argument over religion, but I don’t want to use this as much because that is another argument.
This blog may not be as sound because of the many thoughts I had jumbled in my head and trying to associate them with my sources.
As the world sets out for peace, its biggest rival is “evil.” It’s everywhere around us and most of the time, we are oblivious to its actions. To first fix a problem, it is always a good idea to know about the problem. Is evil actually a problem? Evil is more or less defined as the opposite of good moral or something that is wrong. People confess that they are good, but will deny that they are evil. Like I said in the last blog post, evil has run deep through evolution. Ok to stray from evolution a little, religion has brought forth God. One who is ultimately pure and good. Then you have Satan, who was cast down from heaven. When people think of Satan, he is usually associated with evil, bad, and destruction. To me, I believe that Satan was created as a way for people to associate evil with simply because God cannot do any wrong.
http://debatingchristianity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=802
From this site, I wanted information on where Satan originated from. All theories were intreguging, but because there were so many I did not specify one. I have my own beliefs on where he is from bible scriptures. But just seeing how much more was out there than I thought was intriguing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liiD1XaRvqM
All people have different views about "evil" and what it means. But I was looking for the degree of how bad it is to others. Some are scared of it, and others will get upset over it. How would this differ, if the opposite was asked.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_and_evil
Searching for the origin of evil. This does not exactly tell me to that of which evil arose from, but I get some good theories of why good and bad go together. It mostly boils down to the argument over religion, but I don’t want to use this as much because that is another argument.
This blog may not be as sound because of the many thoughts I had jumbled in my head and trying to associate them with my sources.
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