Everyday on the News, citizens hear about unfortunate events happening all over the globe. From innocent civilians being bombed in Syria, to the drug cartel crimes happening right here in the United States. Most people would label these terrible tragedies as evil. The problem with evil or why evil exists, is one of the most looked for philosophical questions in our lifetime.
When people hear about natural disasters like famine, hurricanes, and other natural disasters, humanity looks to something higher than human understanding can fully comprehend and then blame the misfortunes of the world on it. People have been coming up with stories for generations. Whether it’s Poseidon causing floods or Thor controlling thunder in the sky, humanity has …show more content…
Many people use satan as an excuse for poor judgement or horrendous crimes committed upon the innocent. Examples of this would be the recent event in Orlando, where over fifty people were massacred at a nightclub. Some religious fanatics would interpret that event as punishment for homosexuality, which is a huge sin in the Christian faith.
With logic and reasoning I would argue that there is no rhyme or reason behind supernatural evil. The universe is undesigned, unintelligent and unaware of human understanding. The universe is not a sentient being; therefore, it does not posses morality like humans. “We must face the fact that we live in an uncongenial universe within which we have evolved by the remotest of chances.”(McCall, 1) As for moral evil, humans are their own worst nightmare as well as beautiful dream.
In regards to natural evil such as hurricanes or tornados, I would argue that nature is not exactly evil but natural. Mother nature has the power to create and destroy. It is a unbiased planet because there is no scientific evidence that suggest Earth has a conscious mind like human beings; therefore, natural disasters are not evil, but rather unfortunate for the victims it affects. Natural disasters have nothing to do with people but rather what the Earth has been doing long before humans came
When people hear about natural disasters like famine, hurricanes, and other natural disasters, humanity looks to something higher than human understanding can fully comprehend and then blame the misfortunes of the world on it. People have been coming up with stories for generations. Whether it’s Poseidon causing floods or Thor controlling thunder in the sky, humanity has …show more content…
Many people use satan as an excuse for poor judgement or horrendous crimes committed upon the innocent. Examples of this would be the recent event in Orlando, where over fifty people were massacred at a nightclub. Some religious fanatics would interpret that event as punishment for homosexuality, which is a huge sin in the Christian faith.
With logic and reasoning I would argue that there is no rhyme or reason behind supernatural evil. The universe is undesigned, unintelligent and unaware of human understanding. The universe is not a sentient being; therefore, it does not posses morality like humans. “We must face the fact that we live in an uncongenial universe within which we have evolved by the remotest of chances.”(McCall, 1) As for moral evil, humans are their own worst nightmare as well as beautiful dream.
In regards to natural evil such as hurricanes or tornados, I would argue that nature is not exactly evil but natural. Mother nature has the power to create and destroy. It is a unbiased planet because there is no scientific evidence that suggest Earth has a conscious mind like human beings; therefore, natural disasters are not evil, but rather unfortunate for the victims it affects. Natural disasters have nothing to do with people but rather what the Earth has been doing long before humans came