There is no such thing as evil. There is only Love.

Love is like heat. There is no such thing as "hot" and "cold". Cold is simply the absence of heat.

Likewise, "evil" is simply the absence of Love.

-- My 2 cents (@ .), May 11, 2000

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There is no such thing as evil. There is only Love. Love is like heat. There is no such thing as "hot" and "cold". Cold is simply the absence of heat. I think I get it!

How is this:

There is no such thing as "life" and "death". Death is simply the absence of life.

There is no such thing as "right" and "wrong". Wrong is simply the absence of right.

There is no such thing as "smart" and "dumb". Dumb is simply the absence of smart. By coincidence, this last one just happens to apply to you!

-- On Patrol (for_dumb@comments.com), May 11, 2000.

I am no Christian theologian but I think the doctrine is that Evil exists but that Satan is already defeated. To say that Evil and Love are two equal forces that are locked in eternal struggle is Dualism and to say that there is no Evil is to be a Pollyanna of embarassing proportions. Ever hear of the Holacaust? Ever read the daily news?

-- (lars@indy.net), May 11, 2000.

part of the prayer,jesus taught was''and deliver us from EVIL.

-- al-d (dogs@zianet.com), May 11, 2000.

If I don't love you, does that make me evil???

Another point of view - there is no such thing as evil, only stupidity. Read Hitler's works - he was not actually very bright, didn't make a lot of sense, and he failed massively.

-- kermit (colourmegreen@hotmail.com), May 11, 2000.

I have to say that I was very evil. God delivered me from that. Thankyou Jesus.

-- Manny (Found@the truth.com), May 11, 2000.

"Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth"

-- 1 Corinthians 13:6 (re@dthe.bible), May 11, 2000.

It is true, there is no REAL evil, it is merely a lesser degree of love. Evil is a state of mind, but it does not exist as a REAL energy or force in the universe. Our idea of what "evil" is has been constantly redefined with our changing perceptions. To prove that evil is not real, all we have to do is choose to experience the reality which feels closest to love, and "evil" will be gone. "Satan" is an imaginary being that people like to use as a scapegoat for their behavior, but in reality, they have simply lost touch with their soul.

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), May 11, 2000.

Our idea of what "evil" is has been constantly redefined with our changing perceptions

All together now, cross you legs touch your thumb and forefinger together and repeat after me: uhmmm, uhmmm.

-- uhmmm (uhmmm@uhmmm.com), May 11, 2000.

IMO, Evil=Maya (Cosmic delusion) Of course, Pleasure=Maya also.

Right on Hawk - experience Love (not human love) & the illusion of evil dissipates - poof!

-- Bingo1 (howe9@shentel.net), May 11, 2000.

"experience Love (not human love)"

Good observation Bingo. "Human" love, like giving material things, or being "loyal" to someone, is not REAL love. REAL love is like "the force", the energy of God, and you can feel it coming straight from your soul. When you learn to stay tuned into it, it guides you to to automatically do what is best for yourself and for others. It is funny, but once you experience it, you can automatically tell when people are acting from this true spiritual energy, or when they are acting based on what they "fear they need" as physical human beings.

Uhmmmm, I'm sorry that you don't understand, and I know to some, this probably sounds like a bunch of mumbo-jumbo. I think you only reach this awareness after a certain amount or type of experiences, but I'm sure that everyone eventually does. Have faith, you will discover your true power when you are ready.

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), May 11, 2000.

Live with a raging sociopathic alcoholic drug-abuser for awhile and you'll know what evil is!

-- undercover (secrets@hiding.com), May 11, 2000.

I always thought the opposite of love was indifference. I've heard GOOD and EVIL referenced as opposites, but not LOVE and EVIL.

-- Anita (Anita_S3@hotmail.com), May 11, 2000.

Well I certainly believe that evil exists & I personally would not contrast it with love.It is an unbridled & unremitting malevolence that can paralyse its victim.Evil does not recognise the power of love since it is a totally alien concept.Mental power & energy it does understand & those are the tools to defeat it...if one wishes to engage.

I'm afraid I have walked away each time.

-- Chris (griffen@globalnet.co.uk), May 11, 2000.

Chris - I'm afraid I have walked away each time.

There's no shame to that. It takes inner strenth to see the situation for what it truly is and it takes courage to walk away rather than stay to fight a battle that can't be won. Too many stay, too many end up dead, all "in the name of love".

-- undercover (secrets@hiding.com), May 11, 2000.

I live in Minneapolis. A couple of days ago, three young adults (age 18-19) cruised around the parkways for a while looking for someone to kill just to see if they could do it and "draw first blood." They picked a 19 year old bicyclist and random and shot him in the back, killing him. Still don't believe in the existence of evil?

See: http://www.startribune.com/viewers/qview/cgi/qview.cgi? template=metro_a&slug=bast11

-- E.H. Porter (Just Wondering@About.it), May 11, 2000.

EH,

Agreed, best comment yet.

-- consumer (shh@aol.com), May 11, 2000.

E.H., that is not proof of the existence of "evil" forces, it is just a sign of the times. Many lost sould have been choosing the wrong pathways to travel, rather than the highest choice to travel back to God and love. These types of thoughts and errant choices are becoming prevalent in the mass consciousness. This type of behavior is not evil, but rather a reflection of the bad choices that the human race as a whole have been making. We are allowing mankind to experience a reality where bad choices are considered acceptable, rather than striving to experience our higher power.

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), May 11, 2000.

In the second sentence, that is "Many lost souls"

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), May 11, 2000.

Hawk -- I'm not sure I understand. You say "This type of behavior is not evil, but rather a reflection of the bad choices that the human race as a whole have been making."

So, you don't think that shooting someone in the back, at random, just to show you can do it, is not evil?

I suppose that it becomes a question of definition. I define that type of behavior as evil. If you don't, then I suppose that by your definition evil does not exist.

But, your decision to define evil out of the world does not make it cease to exist.

-- E.H. Porter (Just Wondering@About.it), May 11, 2000.

Without "evil", how would we know "good"? They are part of the same coin, and as such, are one and the same. A coin has a head and a tail- they are opposite, but they ARE on the same coin.

The human mind sets up dichotomies because it is easier to understand the world that way-But these dichotomies are not "real"-we perceive seperation where there is not seperation.

This was talked about on another thread, but I believe God is all there is-Taking form as humans, we make choices as to who and what we want to be-We may want to experience that state of being known to most as "evil", so that in some other space at some other time, we can come to really know what "good" is. When we realize there is no seperation, when we realize that the dualities exist so that over infinite time we may have a wide range of experiences, then and only then may we know the true nature of God. Wholeness. Unity.

There is nothing but God. One must escape their "humaness", their learned behaviors, their theories, their histories, in order to attain this undestanding.

-- FutureShock (gray@matter.think), May 11, 2000.

Well said FS. E.H., you are of course thinking in terms of small pictures, and I am talking about the big picture. There is no "evil" spirit or force in the universe, because God is pure love. He did not create any such energy or spirit that is evil. What you perceive to be evil is merely a rejection of the God energy, the behavior of lost souls. It is a lesser degree or complete abscence of the God consciousness. Think of the expression... "without darkness, there would be no light". Darkness does not exist BY ITSELF, it is merely the abscence of light. Light however, DOES exist, and this is part of the way we perceive the pure energy of God. Many who have had near-death experiences or out-of-body experiences claim that they saw the "white light" that made them feel good. The reason we still allow lesser degrees of the God consciousness (or evil, as you perceive it) to exist in our world is because we are still learning, finding our way back to God. It is a frame of mind which helps us to find our way, something to compare to, to know when we are going in the "right" direction. But really, there is nothing but love, it is just a question of when we will all come to "know" this, and instinctively allow our souls to be our guide. I know these are very abstract concepts, but are they starting to make any sense yet?

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), May 11, 2000.

Well said, FS & Hawk.

I can sense some squirming out there.

And you say you don't meditate, Hawk?

-- Bingo1 (howe9@shentel.net), May 12, 2000.

undercover, Thanks for the kind words.Someone in each generation on one side of the family is sensitive ...to auras or whatever.Last two generations including myself have suppressed these sensitivities...not always successfully.

-- Chris (griffen@globalnet.co.uk), May 12, 2000.