Whitney's Argumentative Essay: Can There Be Evil?

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To me, Whitney‘s statement of " Sometimes I think evil is a tangible thing - with wave lengths, just as sound and light have. An evil place can, so to speak, broadcast fears of evil." is something, under my knowledge, many would agree. However I would replace the word "evil" for danger. Humans have a, so to say, sixth sense that allows them be warned by potential danger. This trait was most likely one of humans first evolutions. To protect them from predators in early human existence. We humans are like an antenna, scanning for signals of "evil" to keep us safe. Whether some find this to be logical or not, I feel logic is not the only factor applying to belief systems. For example Religion, no matter which one, has beliefs that cannot be one

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