Do you think that human beings are generally evil?
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- 3+ months ago by finnly1715
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- human, evil, human being, humans
Answers (3)
Are human beings INHERENTLY evil? Hmmm. Would there be any reason whatsoever to have living beings that were only evil? And, if so, how could we know if there were any other way to BE? IMHO, there has to be both evil and good, since humans have been struggling for eons to develop themselves into one or the other. It is, I think, all a matter of personal choice. It's what people THINK and/or DO that others can call "evil". Humans are not. We're like a clean slate at birth and we ruin ourselves or make ourselves always better. Sometimes, by the time we pass on, we are a big mix of both.
Try to remember that "knowing good and evil" was one of the serpent's lies to Eve. It was a lie because "good and evil" are opinions, not facts. The story also indicates that humans are inherently helpless against the devil's lies when they don't follow God's instructions.
It is not reliable to let people tell you what the bible says. Many people will make up stuff because they don't know what it says, and many will make up stuff because they wish it would not say what it says. You just have to read it for yourself. Read a chapter of Proverbs every day. Proverbs has 31 chapters so you can keep your place by just looking at a calendar. There is no religion or nothing in Proverbs and you don't have to believe anything. Just read to find wisdom. When you are comfortable with that, then read the bible from Romans to 2 Thessalonians over and over until you start to remember what it says. That is the part that applies to Christians.
In Genesis chapter three, the Devil questioned Eve about her obeying God’s command not to eat from a specially designated tree. Eve answered that disobedience would bring the sentence of death. Yet the devil convinced her to eat the fruit. This disobedience brought imperfection on all their offspring.
The Devil has observed humans since the creation of mankind. He knows man’s makeup—his needs, his interests, and his desires. Satan is well-aware that man was created with a spiritual need, and the Devil has cleverly exploited this need
(2 Corinthians 2:11
We were created perfect but disobedience to God we became sinful. We can turn to the Creator for guidance.
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You need to go read your bible and stop adding, omitting, and changing it.
* Eve said we may eat, God said FREELY ye may eat.
* Eve said neither shall ye touch it, God did not say that.
* Eve said lest ye die, God said thou shalt SURELY die.
You make the same sorts of mistakes that Eve made.
I would not say that we are generally evil but that we are generally led to do evil things. It is a difficult subject to articulate. I would recommend checking out a DVD. There is a multiple DVD set called The Great Courses:Why Evil Exists.It is a discussion on Religion and Theology given by a professor named Charles Mathewes who taught at The University of Virginia. I have this DVD set and I can see it is very good and informative. It will explain way better than I can.