Re: Evil without religion?
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Originally Posted by drgoodtrips
The "creator of 'us and them'" is, in my opinion, human nature. Religion is not a prerequisite. You need only to watch the fistfights at a Yankees-Red Sox game or to recall the various "race riots" throughout recent US history to see it on display. Most people feel a strong need to 'belong' and are susceptible to varying degrees to "mob mentality". Religion can certainly provide this, but absent religion, people will find other excuses to behave this way.
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Very good point, but would it be called Evil? In my interpretation of the word, "Evil" must be justified by something higher. I don't really see how one could do that prior to the idea of God. However, when people have justified Evil by God, I think it is possible to create evil without God posterior to that, as Evil is now already invented. Nietzsche said "God is dead", and in my opinion, Evil outlasted him.
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