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Evil is evidence for God

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Evil is evidence for God
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RE: Evil is evidence for God
August 17, 2010 at 3:49 am
(August 17, 2010 at 3:01 am)rybak303 Wrote: 1. If God does not exist, objective moral values do not exist.
2.Evil Exists.
3.Therefore, objective moral values exist (some things are truly evil).
4.Therefore, God exists.

First of all, life-- whatever it is-- is not a syllogism.

Secondly, what you call "evil" is a quality human beings ascribe to certain actions-- and some things are regarded as "evil" by some which are not at all "evil" to others. And, collectively, there are many things that were once considered "good" that are now regarded as "evil" today. So at point #2 the whole syllogism breaks down. "Evil"-- even if there were such a thing-- is not as clear cut as one might like it to be.
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Evil is evidence for God

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Evil is evidence for God - by rybak303 - August 17, 2010 at 3:01 am
RE: Evil is evidence for God - by Entropist - August 17, 2010 at 3:49 am
RE: Evil is evidence for God - by ib.me.ub - August 17, 2010 at 4:03 am
RE: Evil is evidence for God - by Edwardo Piet - August 17, 2010 at 4:50 am
RE: Evil is evidence for God - by leo-rcc - August 17, 2010 at 5:11 am
RE: Evil is evidence for God - by rybak303 - August 17, 2010 at 10:52 pm
RE: Evil is evidence for God - by Entropist - August 18, 2010 at 12:54 am
RE: Evil is evidence for God - by Eilonnwy - August 18, 2010 at 8:38 am
RE: Evil is evidence for God - by LastPoet - August 18, 2010 at 10:53 am
RE: Evil is evidence for God - by padraic - August 17, 2010 at 5:14 am
RE: Evil is evidence for God - by Zen Badger - August 17, 2010 at 11:29 am
RE: Evil is evidence for God - by Justtristo - August 17, 2010 at 11:26 pm
RE: Evil is evidence for God - by solja247 - August 18, 2010 at 2:54 am
RE: Evil is evidence for God - by Edwardo Piet - August 18, 2010 at 7:38 am

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