Natural evil

there is naturally both good and evil, and the lengthy civilizing that you learn in society can be easily reversed, simply by a change in environment or circumstance, as demonstrated by the adverse situations that the experimenters introduced the participants to. Further proving that while it requires an environmental presence of nurture to offset the conditioning we have received so far, cruelty and savagery would not be possible without a deep basis of inherent evil that resides in humans.…

1INTRODUCTION After the study of the chapters from ‘The Lord of the Flies’ it’s very clear that the human nature has a wicked side that reveals evil is inherent in human beings and it isn’t an external force. As Jack is the symbol of savagery who has extreme lust of power. In the beginning Jack accepts the rules and want to work together but gradually his innate evil urges him to make new tribe against Ralph where he sets his rules and protects his followers from unseen beast, they eat pig and…

evidential problem of evil determines the degree of how much evil must be a part of the evidence of God’s existence. While on the other hand the logical problem of evil is seen through our own eyes. It bares the question whether God is a perfect because of all wrong taking place in the world. Through these two problems it is hard to even imagine that God is perfect. Through Richard Swinburne’s theodicy (theodicy - an attempt to defend God's omnibenevolence in the face of evil) , one comes to…

Grendel the Wicked The balance of evil and good is often spoken of and debated over when it comes to great books of literature and even human nature itself. Should one strive to be good over evil? What is good and evil? The book Grendel by John Gardner brings this to the attention of the reader, contemplating whether Grendel is a truly evil being, an enemy of the people, or a good being, a victim of the people. While the conversation could be debated either way, Grendel’s actions and…

The problem of evil is an atheistic argument, against the existence of God. It is a deductive argument that pits the existence of unjustified evil against the existence of any kind of divine being. Julian of Norwich presents a response to the problem of evil, but there are also some possible holes in Julian’s theory. This paper explores the problem of evil and how it is connected to human suffering, Julian’s theory in response to the problem, and a critique of Julian’s theory. One must assume…

Sitting in Judgement of Good and Evil It is a natural tendency, as well as a learned behavior, for individuals to sit in judgement of certain things, or events. We learn from a very early age, things that we deem, are either good or bad for us depending upon a particular circumstance. Therefore, it should not come as a surprise, when individuals find an easy path towards being judgmental about another’s actions, personality, appearance or anything else that they choose to delve upon. Many of the…

“Genuine freedom is an outstanding manifestation of the divine image in man. For God willed to leave man ‘in the power of his own counsel, so that he would seek his Creator of his own accord and would freely arrive at full and blessed perfection by cleaving to God.” God created and called us all to be perfect just as He is perfect. As the previous quote from the Catechism states, we arrive at perfection by freely seeking and cleaving to Him. The question, of course, becomes how? How does a human…

the Bible throughout the whole book. The allusions to the Bible help to reinforce the fight between good and evil that is at the base of East of Eden. John Steinbeck specifically uses the choices Cal makes in contrast to Cain in the Bible to demonstrate that human kind is born evil and the choices, which are based out of a lack of self-satisfaction, people make are what make them good or evil. Cal from East of Eden is written to mirror the Biblical character Cain. There are some distinct…

darkness as “the moral cynics, who know no law beyond their will and interest” (pg. 9). They are those who are more concerned with their own self-interest and individualism rather than the good of all. He goes on to claim “the children of darkness are evil because they know no law beyond the self” (pg10). These definitions by Niebuhr are used to connect the children of light as morally valuable and working towards the common good in regards to democracy. While the children of darkness are the…

Good and evil, a concept that has distracted mankind for countless centuries, and has led to both philosophical, and religious debates worldwide. What can be considered good? What is evil? Are people born good and made into evil? Or are there some beings that are just inherently evil? The concepts get tossed to and fro in every context, with little resolution. In this paper, I will outline how Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde portrays good and evil in a vastly different than that of Frankenstein, and what…