Guest guest Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 , FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE LIKE YOU ALL Enjoy, triptika > DOES EVIL EXIST? > > This may or may not be a true story but it is a nice bit of logic > > > A university professor challenged his students with this question. "Did > God create everything that exists? A student bravely replied, "Yes, He > did!" > > "God created everything?" the professor asked. "Yes, sir," the student > replied. > > The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created > evil, since evil exists. And according to the principal that our works > define who we are, then God is evil." The student became quiet before > such an answer. > > The professor was quite pleased with himself, and boasted to the > students that he had proven once more that the faith in God is a myth. > > Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a question, > professor?Of course," replied the professor. The student stood up and > asked,"Professor, does cold exist?" > > "What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you never > been cold?" The students snickered at the young man's question. > > The young man replied, "In fact, sir, cold does not exist. According to > the laws of physics, what we consider cold is, in reality, the absence > of heat. Everybody or object is susceptible to study when it has or > transmits energy. Absolute zero (-460 degrees F) is the total absence of > heat. All matter becomes inert and incapable of reaction at that > temperature. Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe > how we feel if we have no heat." > > The student continued. "Professor, does darkness exist?" The professor > responded,"Of course it does." > > The student replied, "Once again you are wrong, sir. Darkness does not > exist either. Darkness is, in reality, the absence of light. We can > study light, but not darkness. In fact, we can use Newton's prism to > break white light into many colors and study the various wave lengths of > each color. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break > into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know how dark a > certain space is? You measure the amount of light present. Isn't this > correct? Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when > there is no light present." > > Finally, the young man asked the professor, "Sir, does evil exist?" Now > uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course, as I have already said. > We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to > man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the > world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil." > > To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist, sir, or at least it > does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is > just like darkness and cold -- a word that man has created to describe > the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is not like faith, or > love, that exist just as does light and heat. Evil is the result of what > happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like > the cold that comes when there is no heat, or the darkness that comes > when there is no light." > > The professor sat down. The young student's name -- Albert Einstein. > > > via Linda Rawson > > _______________ > Mergers and buyouts. Acquisitions and takeovers. > http://www.msn.co.in/business/ Enter the world of business. > Pratima Goel _______________ Apply to over 65,000 jobs now. http://www.naukri.com/msn/index.php?source=hottag Post your CV on naukri.com today. -- http://in.Sumaitri/ b.. Sumaitri- c.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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