having a conversation with a friend, he asked if i believe in a God. I said not in the terms most have a belief. hen then asked if I believed in good versus evil, as in God versus Satan. I stated that it is my belief that all of this are creations by mankind. If one looks at nature itself, there is on good or evil. Nature exists within its own set of rules and laws, so to say. there is a cod of conduct in the natural world, that we as humans willingly ignore on most occasions.
give as an example the savagery of wildlife, animals killing other animals. this is by rule of need. most often done for the need to eat or for territorial protection. good versus evil does not come into play in nature. the balance of life and death allows for nature to continue in equal measure. humans, on the other hand has the ability to think and reason. this, by any reasonable thought, would preclude that we as a species, would be able to govern ourselves in accordance to the laws of nature and maintain a habitable planet for which all life can survive and thrive.
but this is not the case. for one glaring example humans have completely run over nature and its laws and have systematically destroyed the very planet necessary for its survival. this glaring case is that humans possess an intense and destructive desire that no other species holds, greed. as the Merriam-Webster dictionary states: GREED: a selfish and excessive desire for more of something (such as money) than is needed. The battle between good and evil is indeed a human creation and a God or the antithesis of such is solely within the hearts and minds of the human race.
God help us!
The Journey of a thousand miles 