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[kimmy1479]

Ok! 1....2....3....4....5! Wheres da' question! >:D

[Marbelles]

Why is there evil?

XD

[jessamina.]

I know this is quite cliched already, but it's "an absence of God's goodness".

I don't have, really, much opinion or a say on evil. Evil is mysterious.

[andromeda;;]

Sorry I've been inactive for so long. D':

Anyway, your question... hmm, this is an interesting one for me. I think evil is purely a human trait and of human creation. For example, I would call someone evil if they beat their child. It's my opinion that evil does not exsist elsewhere, only in the mind of humanity.

[kimmy1479]

I somewhat agree with the statement above. Its human nature, and made purely by humans.
There's a whole lot I could get into right now, but since I know a lot of you aren't Christian, I'll just say that, IMO, sin is evil, and going back to Adam and Eve, they sinned, therefore creating the first evil. After that it just continued with Kane and Able, where one brother murdered the other, and than as people multiplied, so did sin/evil.

[Marbelles]

Nice answers :3

[DragonLoverHere]

Hmm.... Well, the way I look at evil is it only exists in our judgement. Someone may think that it is 'evil' to do one thing, and most may, but others may disagree. It really just exists as a way of our decisions, and helps us distinguish what we feel is the right thing. Like, when one person does something they know is wrong, the guilt later could be judged as their knowledge of their evil deed.
Hope that all made sense....xp

[Marbelles]

It did dragon!!!!!!

New question? I've got lots now :3

[jessamina.]

I have all the reasons in the world why I should be atheist or agnostic yet I still believe in God.
I am really confused whether I should change or not... I am quite happy where I am now, but re-read first statement.
>.>

Question:
My agnostic friend [Evangel] told me, jokingly, that if you believe in God more, the more you'll suffer.

I think the statement made sense xD

[kimmy1479]

Well, to be honest, yes. Its true in most cases. The more you believe in God, the more faith you have, and the more you are willing to give up for him, chances are, the more you will have to sacrifice on earth.
People may make fun of you, or they may bully or hurt you, or bad things might just happen to you. Just look at Job, who lost everything. His family, his riches, all his things, and than he got boils, etc... and after it all, his family and friends said to curse God and end his misery....he stood and worshiped God instead.
Or how about that girl who was in a library, and some masked men came in. They put a gun to her head, and asked if she was a Christian... she replied yes without hesitation, and got killed.

But the more you are willing to sacrifice on earth, the more riches you will receive in heaven.
Temporary suffering, for Eternity in paradise.

However, if you don't think its worth it, or think Heaven may not be real, than just think of this, which I heard a while ago-

If I am wrong, and you are right, and there is no God... than I have lost nothing. I may have had to suffer for my faith, be it real or not, but it made me stronger.
Standing up for what I believed in made me stronger. Going to church made me learn about kindness and self sacrifice. And the friends I made along the way are something I wouldn't trade for anything.
So if I die, and I'm just... gone, and there is no after life, well, I believe I have made the best of my life. I wouldn't change a thing. I have lost nothing.

However if I am right, and you are wrong... you have lost everything. You may have had temporary pleasure, and you may still have learned to be strong, and kind, and may still have gained true friends.... but if you are wrong, and you die as all mortals do, than you will suffer an eternity in Hell.

Now of course I wouldn't want you to decide to stay Christian just as an insurance that you'll get into heaven if your right, or just... nothing if your wrong, because faith shouldn't be the same as insurance. But that was a statement that really hit home with me when I was struggling with becoming Agnostic or Atheist, and I thought you should hear it.