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**ClaudeMarkus** · 07-02-2012, 07:26 PM

Thank you for your reply. I understand better what you are saying.

This is also not implied through causal inference, as man made evil doesnt exist in determining good, its the man made witholding of goodness which is causing the "evil" to exist.

Im saying ALL EVIL is absence of Good, so the existential element is "absence of good", and evil itself is NOT a "natural Creation".

There is no evil you can tell me, that is not from mankind or jins own doing, and further its JUST FROM WITHOLDING GOOD, that this evil arises.

To me, there is a difference in an "absence" of good and in a "withholding" of good. I don't believe all evil results from a withholding of good. A withholding of good indicates that the good exists, but is held back, or suppressed, and this in turn creates evil. Evil can be caused by a withholding of good, but the withholding of good is not a necessary condition.

He is just NOT DOING GOOD. Even the ORIGINAL intention behind the "evil" is to attain some benefit or "good" for himself, and this is why a SIN is someone who misses the mark (an archery term in English and Arabic) as he is trying to hit the bullseye, but keeps missing the mark.

I disagree that the original intention is always for the benefit of oneself. I think that can be an explanation, but it is not always the case. You could argue that I am wrong, because of the endorphins released when one does evil, thus providing an unconscious, biological reinforcement and motivation.

I will have to come back to this later. I have to be at work soon!!!

07-02-2012, 07:26 PM	#7
ClaudeMarkus Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 443 Senior Member	Thank you for your reply. I understand better what you are saying. This is also not implied through causal inference, as man made evil doesnt exist in determining good, its the man made witholding of goodness which is causing the "evil" to exist. Im saying ALL EVIL is absence of Good, so the existential element is "absence of good", and evil itself is NOT a "natural Creation". There is no evil you can tell me, that is not from mankind or jins own doing, and further its JUST FROM WITHOLDING GOOD, that this evil arises. To me, there is a difference in an "absence" of good and in a "withholding" of good. I don't believe all evil results from a withholding of good. A withholding of good indicates that the good exists, but is held back, or suppressed, and this in turn creates evil. Evil can be caused by a withholding of good, but the withholding of good is not a necessary condition. He is just NOT DOING GOOD. Even the ORIGINAL intention behind the "evil" is to attain some benefit or "good" for himself, and this is why a SIN is someone who misses the mark (an archery term in English and Arabic) as he is trying to hit the bullseye, but keeps missing the mark. I disagree that the original intention is always for the benefit of oneself. I think that can be an explanation, but it is not always the case. You could argue that I am wrong, because of the endorphins released when one does evil, thus providing an unconscious, biological reinforcement and motivation. I will have to come back to this later. I have to be at work soon!!!
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