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This is the first 1,000 characters of 618 words (2.47 pages) in the essay titled Evil according to HUme What is the problem of evil according to Hume. Does the problem of evil present an insuperable difficulty to belief in God or can it be answered?I think the statements presented in the dialogues to prove or describe the existence of evil does not interfere with the possibility of believing in God. In my opinion the meaning of evil or its existence is relative and not an absolute. The difficulty to belief in God in this dialogue is the lack of a reasonable explanation to understand the miseries of life and the unhappiness of humans including famine, illness and death, all under the category of evil, which is the problem of evil according to Hume. In my opinion there are certain elements that need to be considered in defining evil. As Philo expresses in one of the dialogues, man can create their own imaginary enemies, evil being a product of the disorders of our own mind. All complaints or suffering comes from a discontent mind and a “anxious disposicion . . . “ Is it possible then, that evil is a product of our own creation? Or maybe evil is an interpretation of our own reality under a distressed circumstance? Are we the creators of evil? I believe that our minds, based on our experiences, emotions and beliefs are responsible for what many call evil. At the same time I believe we all have the seeds of evil and good inside and they manifest according to our morals, principles, education, environment, and values. Philo goes on in the dialogue saying: “Man is t... |
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Keywords: exaggerate, calumny, belief in god, existence of evil, hume, philo, dialogues, dialogue, difficulty, seeds of evil, meaning of evil, believing in god, negative attributes, imaginary enemies, education environment, sedition, discontent, ills, unhappiness, treachery