It is indisputable that once one defines “evil” then we can also find it throughout the world. When we are born, we by nature do ‘evil’ things: we attack, we grab everything for our own, we covet, we steal, we are greedy, angry, unforgiving. Christianity calls this “original sin,” but I propose these qualities are needed for our survival. And for a civilization to survive, our “evil” attributes must be turned outward toward people not within our civilization. Christianity teaches that our “original sin” can only be brought under useful control by “education,’ usually the Bible and our parents. Christianity also adds the caveat that if we break the “rules” we will be judged adversely after we die and may go to Hell if we are “evil.” If Christians believe in the afterlife, and in judgment day, then they are more likely to obey laws, which leads to a more peaceful and effective society.
We have the technical and scientific ability to allow everyone in the world to live like “kings,” but are prevented in doing so by “evil,” or at least a social unwillingness to cooperate. If everyone worked to see that people making less than themselves made more money than before, we could get there, inch by inch, but if instead leaders strive to gather everything worthwhile for themselves, and invade others’ territories, or overwhelm others by a higher birth rate (Islam),etc, then we inhabitants of this globe will continue spinning our wheels instead. I am not herein proposing how to set man’s mind right, only to remind you for future reference that wealth for all is possible with our current knowledge of science. For now, we can do our small part to help this happen.
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