Evil From Morals :: essays research papers

Evil From Morals     By textbook definition, roughshod is "What is virtuously wrong, what hinders therealization of good" (Webster). If that is wicked, then what is good? Its "whatis morally excellent, virtuous, well behaved, dutiful." (Webster) Philosophershave argued over what evilness is and why it exists for thousands of years. Theyhave raised questions alike(p) How can there be a God if there is evil? Thesequestions were raised due to Gods nature he is said to be all-powerful, all-knowing and all-good. If this is the case, why doesnt he stop evil? And, sincepeople are supposed to be created in Gods image, why are they capable of moralevil? If one believes that God exists, there can only be one answer evil existsbecause God allows it, and moral evil exists because God has given us freedom ofchoice.     Evil has been looked at in many different ways throughout the years.Philosophers like Socrates and Plato believed evil was a matter of ignorance.Ancient Persians saw good and evil as two principles, "engaged in a perpetualstruggle."(Collier) In reality, evil is merely the absence of good. "The essenceof all reality is good, evil is merely the faulty reflection of reality found ina world of particulars."(Funk & deoxyadenosine monophosphate Wagnalls) There can be many different types ofevil. Two of such types are moral evil and natural evil. Natural evil consistsof things like smart and suffering, while moral evil consists of making baddecisions. "Moral evil depends on the exercise of human will natural evil isindependent of this." (MacGregor) The main divagation between these two evils isthat people are unable to control natural evil, while moral evil depends ontheir will. Some people even secern physical evil is a human necessity "Withoutthe evil of pain, man would not be warned of illness and of danger". (Colliers)In life, there are generation where bad people ar e better off than good people.Why is this? Some say it is a test for the soul, and rewards await us. "Thehuman family is as one, and its members help one another(prenominal) by their good actionsas the also cause suffering to one another for their faults"(Collier). As anexample, take what happened to Jesus. He suffered for all sins of mankind, andthrough this saved them all. unless what of moral evil, which consists of thingslike murder, which people can control? Why does God permit it if theconsequences are undesirable?     To understand why moral evil exists, the pattern of free will must beunderstood. Freedom of choice, or free will is "the power and exercise of