Tough questions about Evil

Originally posted by dj2becker
My first question for this discussion is this:

"Does Evil exist?" and if so, what is Evil?

me

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
No. I use it to define words.

What then, is your moral framework?

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
me

By what criteria?

Originally posted by dj2becker
By what criteria?

my own

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
my own

So there is no absolute truth?

Originally posted by dj2becker
So there is no absolute truth?

what truth do you want?

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
what truth do you want?

I am refering to the law of non-contradiction in logic. Two opposite statements cannot both be true.

If you say that you are evil and I say that you are good, we cannot both be right. One of us is wrong.

Originally posted by dj2becker
I am refering to the law of non-contradiction in logic. Two opposite statements cannot both be true.

If you say that you are evil and I say that you are good, we cannot both be right. One of us is wrong.

lets not go there lol

Edit: it makes no difference at all to me, how does the truth affect me? who cares.

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
lets not go there lol

Edit: it makes no difference at all to me, how does the truth affect me? who cares.

I think Tel's disease is contagious...

Originally posted by dj2becker
I think Tel's desease is contageous... 😀

q: what is the truth?
a: who cares?

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
q: what is the truth?
a: who cares?

I get the picture.

So you don’t believe that absolute truth exists?

Originally posted by dj2becker
I get the picture.

So you don’t believe that absolute truth exists?

maybe it does, but i doubt it, unless absolute truth is made by God, a human cant determine the absolute truth cuz he isnt God.

Originally posted by dj2becker
What then, is your moral framework?

Utilitarianism

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
maybe it does, but i doubt it, unless absolute truth is made by God, a human cant determine the absolute truth cuz he isnt God.

If you doubt that absolute truth exists it means you cannot be sure about anything.

Originally posted by dj2becker
I am refering to the law of non-contradiction in logic. Two opposite statements cannot both be true.

If you say that you are evil and I say that you are good, we cannot both be right. One of us is wrong.

So can God create a rock so heavy he can't lift it? Can God forget, whilst still being omniscient?