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
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