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Do you think evil exists? Is there an ultimate cause of evil? If there is an ultimate cause of the good (for example, God) and an ultimate cause of evil (for example, the Devil), which ultimate cause is greater? How do you know? If God exists and God is good, then why does God allow evil in the world? Can God design a world without suffering? If God is dead or does not exist, does this mean that evil will take over the world? Can good exist without God? Are humans free to do evil acts if they have free will? If yes, then is giving humans free will in fact an evil act? Can a person be evil while going good deeds?

User Fabian Beyerlein
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Answer:

Evil people don't exist, but evil actions do.

Step-by-step explanation:

No one can be born completely evil, but they could have done evil things. There isn't one cause of evil, rather, there are many and they vary. An example of one could be massacre ten people because those people killed their child, or friend, or relative of some sort. While it isn't right, there is usually motives. Someone who has hunger for human flesh will kill humans to eat them. It also isn't right, but the hunger is the motive, not the main drive of the person. I don't think God and the Devil exist, but if they did, God could not create a world without suffering. It is impossible to watch everything at once and if God helped us too much, we'd be helpless to defend ourselves and we could not function or advance without God's help. Good can exist without God, because there are always good people out there. Humans are free to do evil acts if they have free will, but that doesn't mean everyone would do evil acts. Giving humans free will is not an evil act, it's like giving lifeless puppets life and watching them. Refusing humans free will is also an evil act, it is basically like slavery. Yes, a person could be evil while doing good deeds because like I said, no one is completely evil.

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