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RE: does evil exist?

November 9, 2022 at 8:29 pm

(November 8, 2022 at 11:07 pm)LinuxGal Wrote: Aquinas says evil is the privation of the good. So evil does not exist, because it is a lack.

That is true. Kinda like holes. In one sense, holes are a lack but can still have properties, like you can count them so they are numerable, etc.

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RE: does evil exist? - by HankMoody316 - November 8, 2022 at 11:45 am

RE: does evil exist? - by Belacqua - November 8, 2022 at 1:53 pm

RE: does evil exist? - by LinuxGal - November 8, 2022 at 11:07 pm

RE: does evil exist? - by Neo-Scholastic - November 9, 2022 at 8:29 pm

RE: does evil exist? - by The Grand Nudger - November 8, 2022 at 11:13 pm

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