tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post8736637815071730322..comments2014-05-16T11:26:54.873-06:00Comments on Smith English Lit 13-14: Just and Good Godanneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573450327737964454noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-6635330156907630002014-02-13T15:10:31.548-07:002014-02-13T15:10:31.548-07:00The best way to describe how a good God can allow ...The best way to describe how a good God can allow evil in the world is the idea that god is like a clock maker, he created the world like a clock maker wines up a clock and then allowed us to create our own destiny as the clock maker allowed his clock to tic. The reason there is evil is because we as humans tend to choose evil over good, not because we are evil but because we do what we must to survive, and God does not interfere because he wants us to have the choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-38968233435552167532014-02-05T09:48:22.096-07:002014-02-05T09:48:22.096-07:00Evil must exist to keep a balance in the nature of...Evil must exist to keep a balance in the nature of things (where there is light, there is darkness). Some also believe that an all powerful & loving God allows evil to exist because He is testing His believers to see if they are worthy to fight in the battle of good against evil. Tali McCallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16179464468722229431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-60928936590754890662014-02-04T21:06:28.105-07:002014-02-04T21:06:28.105-07:00A just God can allow evil to happen, because how c...A just God can allow evil to happen, because how can he expect us to learn without making mistakes. By giving us free will, we can choose either good or evil, and live with the consequences either way. Just think about what the world would be like with no evil! Look at the story "The Giver", by Lois Lowry. In it we can see that the character senses something is missing. He is feeling a disconnect, but doesn't know what it is. Life could go on without evil, it is possible. But we gain so much more out of it with evil being present, and that may sound different, but I believe it is true. A just and good God allows evil to exist because he cares for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-61489477629103191652014-02-04T18:04:50.212-07:002014-02-04T18:04:50.212-07:00I agree with Jack B. God does not facilitate evil,...I agree with Jack B. God does not facilitate evil, rather he allows his sons and daughters to choose their own way in this world. Sadly, often times people choose the path of evil. CharleKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901281810557966220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-63360964000759095012014-02-03T11:06:42.606-07:002014-02-03T11:06:42.606-07:00Evil exists because it brings out the good in peop...Evil exists because it brings out the good in people. If we didn't know evil, there would be no good. I don't know how God allows this to exist, I've had some trouble with that myself, but it exists to show us what goodness is, and what grace is. We have a choice in live between evil and goodness. Usually, we weave back and forth between the two, but it exists to show us what it means to be good, and what it means to have someone be good to you. We learn what it means to be good and earn our way into the kingdom of heaven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-29329965986699712932014-02-03T10:18:10.003-07:002014-02-03T10:18:10.003-07:00This is a question that I struggle with in my dail...This is a question that I struggle with in my daily life, I wish I could answer it. I actually read over some of these blog posts to see if anyone had a rational reason as to why. But the best explanation I can think of is God doesn't allow bad things to happen, he allows free will and choice which is what leads to bad things happening, human error. But as far as natural disasters and unexpected death from illness, its a nearly impossible question to answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-28273935712569135242014-02-03T08:58:40.187-07:002014-02-03T08:58:40.187-07:00Evil exist everywhere if there was just good then ...Evil exist everywhere if there was just good then you wouldn't be able to realize the bad. Evil and good balance each other out without having evil then there couldn't be good. God give us a choice and it's our responsibility to choose the path we go down and to make our own decisions he is just there to help us get through it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-91575030318197575392014-02-03T08:49:47.664-07:002014-02-03T08:49:47.664-07:00A good and just god can excist with evil, the rea...A good and just god can excist with evil, the reason is you need to be able to see evil with your own two eyes people need to know what evil is so they do not become evil. I believe evil is always trying to get a hold of people and tear their life apart, if you can resiste and be a good person you payment will be the best thing imaginable. Another reason I believe evil is out there because I can see how people can become greedy, manipulate peoples feels and idea's, be rude and much more but I choose not to try to act that way. Evil is real and it is a constant fight against it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-3157486674524316932014-02-03T07:32:53.922-07:002014-02-03T07:32:53.922-07:00From my beliefs a just and good God has no choice ...From my beliefs a just and good God has no choice because humans continuously choose to do evil things. The God gives humans information and a choice. They decide their own fate. A just God gives people the tools to save themselves, that's all he can do because in the end the choice is ours.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08373191035281822953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-87990122988117243612014-02-03T07:21:39.208-07:002014-02-03T07:21:39.208-07:00A good God allows evil things to give us a choice....A good God allows evil things to give us a choice. Ho fun would the world be if we all had to live by a set of rules? God wants us to be able to make the decision wether or not we will go to hell. God does, however, want us to come to Him when we do sin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-54587969238984699152014-02-03T04:20:05.406-07:002014-02-03T04:20:05.406-07:00I don't believe in god, but rather I believe e...I don't believe in god, but rather I believe evil and good are two inescapable aspects of the human condition. With the evolution of humans, and the complexity of our minds increasing, there came with it not only created feelings of kindness and love, but also their opposites: selfishness and hate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-53930246961641384572014-02-02T23:13:13.271-07:002014-02-02T23:13:13.271-07:00I believe evil is allowed to exist because there i...I believe evil is allowed to exist because there is free will. People have a choice how to live their lives. They can choose to do good and help others or they can be evil and selfish. People may not think it but their actions and ways of living greatly impact their future. If you are mean and viscous it will leave you alone sad. If you live kindly and have a soft heart for others you will be more fulfilled. There is evil in the world because people have a choice of it being there. There is always going to be someone who prefers hurting others than helping them. So God/ good allows evil to exist because God/ good allows free will to exist. <br /> carolineChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435162204696666111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-6680926000401167212014-02-02T23:10:44.801-07:002014-02-02T23:10:44.801-07:00I think the fact that the idea that there is a God...I think the fact that the idea that there is a God and he can let all of these acts of violence and cruelty to happen in the world is the exact reason some people don't believe a God exists. Many people say that God works in mysterious ways or he has a lot of stuff on his plate but it could just be a way to balance the scales. Evil allows there to be good; for example, when we think of a good thing like helping people out that could be the normal if we didn't know the horrible things humans can do to one another. Good and evil cannot exist one without the other because of the balance it holds on the world. Evil can make you think twice about your faith sometimes but it has to exist in order to bring harmony to the world. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-80486649905519275152014-02-02T23:04:14.515-07:002014-02-02T23:04:14.515-07:00When God created the world, he gave Adam and Eve t...When God created the world, he gave Adam and Eve the choice to choose between good and evil. He gave them a choice because he is not a dictator. Because Adam and Eve sinned, sin is now apart of our world. It was not God's choice for evil to exist. He is still waiting for everyone to change for evil to go away. It is up to us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-26532535698539847972014-02-02T22:00:34.773-07:002014-02-02T22:00:34.773-07:00God allows evil to exist in order to provide a con...God allows evil to exist in order to provide a contrary to good. Without good there would be no evil, and vice versa without evil there would be no good. In order for people to recognize the good in the world, they must witness and experience evil first hand. Only then do we truly respect and appreciate the true meaning of good. Without evil, the concept of good in the world would be lost and our standard for "good" could be drastically different than we see it today. In other words, our conception of good that we all live with could actually be evil if we didn't have that evil to contrast with it. Evil provides a comparison and opposite that allows the world to truly understand and comprehend what it means to be good. Without one of the two, none would exist, so they both exist together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-68275105733050044602014-02-02T21:45:24.564-07:002014-02-02T21:45:24.564-07:00This is Gabe S.This is Gabe S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-54532049499025734902014-02-02T21:43:45.258-07:002014-02-02T21:43:45.258-07:00Evil exists because there needs to be a basis to j...Evil exists because there needs to be a basis to judge good. With light there is dark. With sweet there is salty. Without evil there is no good. With no option for people to do evil things the world wouldn’t work. People can’t only do good things for their entire life. I’m sure that every person has lied or cheated in some way even if they weren’t conscious of it but later they realized that was a bad move and they now have something to strive to get better at. During the beginning of the hell unit I have come to realize how much evil is around me every day but they are things that our society has said are okay. They also show me how much good is around me every day, the evil gives me reason to be a nicer person or to lie less. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-10538277198919847882014-02-02T21:28:05.349-07:002014-02-02T21:28:05.349-07:00A just and good God allows an evil to exist becaus...A just and good God allows an evil to exist because if there was no evil no good would be able to thrive or exist. If everything was good all the time, wouldn't that be just mediocre and common. It would not be so special anymore because people would have never experienced how bad things can get and then strive for how good they can be. The light can not exist without the dark because if it was always light, it would be meaningless. If everything that happened in my life was amazing, then wouldn't that just be regular? Everything in this world lives in balance such as the Chinese believe, the Yin and the Yang. In the Yin and the Yang the dark and light exist together and depend on each other but are completely different things, and they need each other so much that they exist within each other. That is why the just God has an evil, to make the choice to choose a good or an evil. They coexist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-75243816002649853792014-02-02T21:14:47.450-07:002014-02-02T21:14:47.450-07:00I believe that there is evil in the world to enhan...I believe that there is evil in the world to enhance the goodness. Good and evil are two concepts used to compare what's good and what's bad; so they're can't be a good, just God if there's no evil Satan to compare God to. If our life is nothing but good, then who's to say its all hunky dory if there's no evil or darkness to compare it to, in result goodness becomes extinct.God allows evil to exist as a way for us to find and really focus on whats good in our lives. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-6031079256248323862014-02-02T21:03:54.729-07:002014-02-02T21:03:54.729-07:00Good and evil both exist because you can’t have on...Good and evil both exist because you can’t have one without the other. If evil didn’t exist, what would be considered good? Good is good compared to what evil is. Evil is evil compared to what good is. It is the same notion that we can’t have light without the dark. With the existence of both good and evil, we as humans are able to have choices. We can be good or evil. We can let good overcome evil, or we can let evil overcome good. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-56027149476262081832014-02-02T21:03:34.979-07:002014-02-02T21:03:34.979-07:00Evil must exist in order to see what is right and ...Evil must exist in order to see what is right and what is wrong. God's purpose is not to solve all of our problems and hold our hands all through life, but rather to guide us down the right path. I don't believe god would be doing any good if he did everything for everyone. Evil resides in all of us weather you like it or not. It doesn't even have to be huge, it could simply be not wanting to get out of bed and go to school in the morning, or hating your sibling for taking to long in the shower. We all have a greater purpose in this world and God is there to help us find it, he's not there to do it for us. I believe that if he did then that would in and of it self be evil because it would be keeping each and every person from reaching their fullest potential.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-55471143791624446102014-02-02T21:02:50.431-07:002014-02-02T21:02:50.431-07:00Thinking about this religiously, the reasoning tha...Thinking about this religiously, the reasoning that has always come to my head is that God has given us choices, and he allows the actions of our choices to carry out how they would. Giving us the ability to learn to always trust in him when our mistakes lead to our downfall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-75768789132830215082014-02-02T20:44:19.714-07:002014-02-02T20:44:19.714-07:00I think that god gives us free will and the choice...I think that god gives us free will and the choice is up to us. I don't believe the saying, "Everything happens for a reason", because its not part of gods plan to have young kids die. He gives us the power to choose for ourselves to choose where we go in life. Everybody has there imperfections and sin is going to happen but what we see is if evil comes from it. There is no distinguishing good from bad if there is no evil in the world and as long as people can choose there path in life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-49029577815249316322014-02-02T19:48:18.651-07:002014-02-02T19:48:18.651-07:00I believe that even though God is for good there n...I believe that even though God is for good there needs to be evil to show the goods in life. If there was no evil then how would people know that being good is a thing? I also believe that without evil there would be no reason to believe in God. I am not saying that without evil God is useless, but I am saying that if Adam and Eve have never sinned then God would't have a reason to teach us. I feel that people need to have some evil in there life so that when they learn how to fight the evil they could also learn from their mistakes and be able to prevent them from happening again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967511177749318293.post-50102687063525068722014-02-02T19:45:35.464-07:002014-02-02T19:45:35.464-07:00I think that this question actually cannot be answ...I think that this question actually cannot be answered directly. God doesn't necessarily allow evil to exist, it both inherent to nature, and can be argued that it doesn't really exist at all. To begin, I believe that God does have a plan for each person, but only to a point; every man also has free will, which will, at some point, lead to sin. However, evil itself is just the contrast of good: much as darkness is the contrast of light. Without one, the other cannot exist. Therefore, in order for God to be just and good, there must be inherent evil. But evil doesn't necessarily constitute sin. Many times, evil is just a perception, and could appear good to another person. It again relies upon an internal duality, that one cannot exist without the other. In conclusion, God is good, fair, and just. But he also must understand that the existence of good is predicated upon the presence of evil.SDAlmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846935649650180220noreply@blogger.com