Evil is an illusion
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This argument is used in the debate Does God exist?.
This argument is an objection to God did not create evil, which exists from all eternity. and There is too much suffering and injustice for there to be a god.
This argument is used in the debate Does God exist?.This argument is an objection to God did not create evil, which exists from all eternity. and There is too much suffering and injustice for there to be a god.Keywords: God
Summary
A fox in a henhouse: good for the fox, bad for the hens. In itself, nothing is "good" or "evil"; these words are categories relative to a particular position. It's illogical to make "evil" a category in its own right, a substance, when it's a relation: x is bad for y, good for z. X (event, person, situation, phenomenon etc.) is neither good nor bad in itself!
Spinoza quote
Not only can we establish intellectually that "evil" does not exist in itself, but some people have realized this through mystical experience. In this experience, everything is perfect, everything is good, and the notion of evil dissolves.
Mystical quotes
Quotes
References
Justifications
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Notions of Good and Evil mean nothing to the universe -
Most mystics have directly perceived that all is well.
Objections
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Defining right and wrong are the pillars of religious belief