ROOT OF EVIL
To put it plainly, the root of evil is religion itself. Allow me to explain. Using any religion, is it not true that religion enforces the meanings of what constitutes as evil? Is it also not religion that forces us to understand who the proverbial “devil” is and what comes of people who hold no faith? For this very reason, it is religion that has brought forth this concept of evil. Understanding this point, we must examine what this truly means.
This perception set forth by the church is nothing more then a ploy, a deviously crafted tactic, to recapture our basic thinking and encapsulate it to their irrational beliefs. However, I beg of you not to equate my statement to mean that our basic thinking is in some form or fashion evil in nature. It is however, stated as a means to explain how a certain view can be expressed and believed by so many, with out any logical justification. As with god and the devil, there is no real proof to establish the fact that they exist. Certainly, a book of ill-sorted texts can not be used in a rational world as evidence for their existence.
Furthermore, evil in itself can not be intrinsically wicked, unless an act or notion is labeled by an individual or society to be as such. For example, if a group of people were to be killed, for any reason, such as their beliefs or method of living, many would believe this to be an evil deed. However, the people who commit the murders would possibly consider it righteous and by no means evil.
My explicit point here is that, evil, and the perception around it, is only valid by the conscience attitude of humanity. Yet, many people are plagued by the irrational beliefs of the Catholic Church. Abortion is one such idea which is considered a moral evil by the church; conversely, if abortion does have moral issues, it certainly is not evil. It is however, a subject that must be decided by every woman who faces the issue. The church has no right to pass judgment on this, and certainly has no right to label it evil in nature.
Nevertheless, we as a people believe this and may other concepts set forth by the Catholic Church, as well as other religions, full heartedly. For this reason, I still fail to realize why simple questions are not asked to verify the validity of such beliefs.
This perception set forth by the church is nothing more then a ploy, a deviously crafted tactic, to recapture our basic thinking and encapsulate it to their irrational beliefs. However, I beg of you not to equate my statement to mean that our basic thinking is in some form or fashion evil in nature. It is however, stated as a means to explain how a certain view can be expressed and believed by so many, with out any logical justification. As with god and the devil, there is no real proof to establish the fact that they exist. Certainly, a book of ill-sorted texts can not be used in a rational world as evidence for their existence.
Furthermore, evil in itself can not be intrinsically wicked, unless an act or notion is labeled by an individual or society to be as such. For example, if a group of people were to be killed, for any reason, such as their beliefs or method of living, many would believe this to be an evil deed. However, the people who commit the murders would possibly consider it righteous and by no means evil.
My explicit point here is that, evil, and the perception around it, is only valid by the conscience attitude of humanity. Yet, many people are plagued by the irrational beliefs of the Catholic Church. Abortion is one such idea which is considered a moral evil by the church; conversely, if abortion does have moral issues, it certainly is not evil. It is however, a subject that must be decided by every woman who faces the issue. The church has no right to pass judgment on this, and certainly has no right to label it evil in nature.
Nevertheless, we as a people believe this and may other concepts set forth by the Catholic Church, as well as other religions, full heartedly. For this reason, I still fail to realize why simple questions are not asked to verify the validity of such beliefs.
posted by Cappa @ 11:03 AM
3 Comments:
Cappa, An interesting post.
I think I hear you. So much in religion is subject to its own code and invents a world of its own.
A question I would put to you: Is life, apart from any religion, able to be lived without a notion of good and evil? Is such a notion simply religious? Can people escape it?
A certain religion, I believe escapes it by saying we must become impassive to all. So that if someone rapes a daughter we still live in some kind of bliss? I don't mean to pick on one religion, which also has good. All religions have their problems, to be sure.
In other words, we get back to my question. Can we really deny good and evil and live as human beings in this world? So can the notion of a root of evil be dismissed by simply dismissing religion?
Hey Ted,
Thankx for the response back.
To answer you question(s)
Sure, life can exist with out a notion of good and evil.. perhaps not in our modern day world... but it certainly is possible... after all, they are two concepts that are valued and devalued by humanity itself... one of the points I was tying to make is that religion places the greatest value and emphasis of these two concepts and somehow tries to relate it to our modern day world. On the point of rape, of course, religion need not point out that it is a horrendous act, but rape, just like abortion is not intrinsically evil. It’s wrong, and a choice made by a human, but not evil.
Moreover, the foundation I tried to lay is that good and bad things happen all the time; religion is not needed to twist and misconstrue the thing with a heavenly approach.
I however, would love to remove religion completely from this world... the notion/thoughts/beliefs and have humanity live life with out it. If that’s not possible, then the grip they have on the fundamentals of life, should be reduced as much as possible.
Thankx again for your response.
IF there is a god in any way like the Bible describes, THEN one would think religion is inevitable.
If there is no such god, then I would fully concur that religion that depends on a god to define our existence, is a waste.
I will say that I can't see how one can look at Darfur and other events that are happening and have happened in the world, and think that there is no such thing as not just wrong, but wrong in a hateful, malicious, destructive way- i.e., evil.
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