Sedona, AZ — Yes, it’s true. Evil does lurk in the hearts of humankind.
Like those who profit from the degradation, misery, sorrow, and suffering of others.
And those who make money from the use and production of weapons and other things that kill.
Those who purposely cause wars to maintain their blood-soaked profits.
Those who take pleasure in giving pain and hurting others. Those who persecute people of different sexual orientation.
Those who rape, kill, plunder, set people on fire, destroy homes and livelihoods, or injure others for pleasure.
Those who profit from producing foods that cause cancer and disease. Those who profit from the sale of drugs to treat the illnesses they cause.
Those who take advantage of the elderly and innocent, luring them into giving away their life savings to cold-blooded scams.
Even those who cheat people at the cash register or double or triple the price of services and items beyond their true worth.
Scam artists, thieves, looters, torturers, sex traffickers, organized crime members, exploiters, hard drug dealers—the list goes on.
And, of course, those who hate everything and everyone, regardless of who or what they are.
It makes one wonder why such evil is allowed to exist, makes one lose faith in humanity.
But there is a flip side to this because, just like evil, good also exists.
There is the inherent good in those who help others, treating fellow humans with respect.
People who stop their cars to assist a distressed motorist. Those who jump in to stop another from being hurt or attacked.
There are those who feed the hungry, help rebuild homes, find shelter for wounded veterans, and clothe and offer sustenance to the homeless and destitute.
There are those who pray every day for peace in the world, those who move through life loving their fellow humans and all of the Creator’s creations.
So, there is balance.
Night cannot exist without day. Up cannot exist without down. In cannot exist without out.
Perhaps we cannot know good without the backdrop of evil. Maybe it’s an eternal struggle playing out in the cosmos.
Some philosophers might argue there is no such thing as good or evil—that it’s all a subjective observation on our part.
Right now, the country is torn apart between those who fear the new president and those who love him.
Ask one person from either side whether the president himself is good or evil, and they will defend their judgment with emotion and passion.
Those from either side of the aisle see the other as evil while considering themselves good.
Some see the sale of bombs and killing machines for profit as evil, while others argue it is good because it keeps us free from subjugation by our enemies.
But most would agree that killing babies, murder, and taking pleasure in the pain of others is evil.
That is, most.
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The news tells us we are divided.
Politics gives us an excuse to be divided. Each individual has the choice to make
as to how we experience the world around us. We can choose to feel united in the fact that we all see things differently.
I choose love over the limitations of fear.
Doesn’t help when Dump plays the role of Divider and Hater in Chief. When an elected official especially the POTUS labels M’ericans as the enemy within or “deep state” without any evidence whatsoever the end result is hate and violence towards his very much intentional targets. He’s a CONVICTED FELON, Documents THIEF and Insurrectionist muck raker! Nothing more, nothing less!
“The news tells us we are divided“
N9- Donald Trump tells us we are divided after HE divided us! He labels, excludes, slanders and divides and that’s why he got back into office rather than going to a Super Max Prison for the rest of his life like he very much should have. Instead he takes the focus off of his Criminality with over exaggeration of the crimes and issues of others. Doesn’t make him any less the criminal that he is.
“That is, most.” Others see it as “mowing the lawn.”
Yes Sally, the media not only says that, they help it stay divided by not calling out lies.
Now you wont hear me helping or trying do divide. But lets be loud and clear what is being pointed out.
If you are a good Christian but disparage and insult immigrants, I dont hear any love in those opinions. How about you?
Shall we talk about gay rights and marriage? One who embraces those without throwing stones, I would say have love in their hearts.
How about LBBTQ rights? We know the GOPs has nasty opinions on it. They have a following called the proud boys( so proud they cover their faces?) Oath keepers? They are against those Americans, through hate.
We saw in Charlottesville people with torches chanting “Jews will not replace us?” Think that helps divide people? Who stands with those people? Why do they hate fellow Americans? Why was a woman intentionally run over and killed by a car? Think the driver had love in his heart?
We need to call people out for the hate, bigotry, racism, just because people are different dosent make them bad. Does it? It makes them American, and they would like to be treated equally. Is that divisive, wanting to be free?
You can clearly see who is going out of their way to divide! Through words, policy, and violence!
WS Dave,
as always you said it better than I ever could. Problem is nobody believes either of us because they’re victims of a pro tracked war of Rusher Propaganda that zapped their common sensibilities via Fox, Info Wars, RT, NewMax and a slew of other pro Rusher propagandist outlets and an Orange Rusher Manchurian Candidate whose mission is life is to obliterate every good norm M’erica ever stood for. I give Dump 12 more hours before he hands Putin the heads of the Ukrainians on a silver platter like he did the Kurds to Erdoğan and says happy hunting Vladimir!
How very Eurocentric of you. For the 4 billion people who don’t believe in the simplistic dualistic cosmology of Abrahamic religions, which copied their Bronze Age worldview from 2nd millennia Zoroastrianism, the world is more nuanced and complex than a petulant “good versus evil.” Good deeds and thoughts exist and need no “evil.” Both are human actions alone, merely narrow human perceptions imposed on a value-free and indifferent cosmos with no absolutes.