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One sentence that throws the problem of evil out of the window.
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RE: One sentence that throws the problem of evil out of the window.
(November 7, 2017 at 11:47 am)Cyberman Wrote:
(November 7, 2017 at 11:12 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: They don't think evil exists in the first place. So a person who rapes, tortures, and kills a child is not an evil person. And doing those things to a child is not an evil thing to do.

Sorry, but where the fuck do you get off, strawmanning like that? Personally I think people are fully capable of perpetrating acts which we might label as evil. It's the notion of evil as a force independent of human behaviour, that's where I draw the line. It's probably safe to say that a lot of us would tend to agree on that.

But to go from there to saying that we think that raping a child etc is not an evil thing to do is unutterably disgusting. If you have an ounce of decency, you should apologise to every atheist on this forum.

Strawman? Mathilda specifically said evil doesn't exist, and I think at least one other person agreed with her. If you think evil exists, then my post didn't apply to you. It applied specifically to those we were conversing with who think it doesn't.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 

-walsh
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RE: One sentence that throws the problem of evil out of the window. - by Catholic_Lady - November 7, 2017 at 12:50 pm

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