What is Evil? Term Paper

What is evil? Well, some of the dictionary definitions of evil are "Morally bad or wrong", "Causing ruin, injury, or pain" and "Characterized by or indicating future misfortune", to name a few. So as I pondered the question before me, I became more and more confused as to what my real thoughts were on this particular subject.

I started with, in my opinion, the most obvious and seemingly logical approach to the subject. Is there a "god" that is good and is there a "devil" that is bad? Well, as much as I would like to believe that there is a heaven and hell, I can't say with 100% certainty that there is. If I were to truly believe the "heaven/hell" theory, the question of "What is evil" would be too easy to answer and explain. God would have a hand in all the good things, while the Devil would have a hand in the bad, pretty straightforward. But I guess that would be too easy and it sure wouldn't make this essay very interesting.

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The only way that I could explain my position would be, and this sounds like a cop out, but it depends on the situation. For me, if something bad happens to a family member, friend, or myself then "God" must not have been looking out for us. He somehow should have stopped the "Devil" or at least intervened in some way to help out and look over one of his "faithful flock" (usually "faithful flock" only applies at or during the time of these unfortunate events). Funny thing is with this theory of mine, "God" usually isn't given very much credit when things go right or when there are no major problems to deal with. But that's another topic altogether. Another one of my thoughts (which are really starting confusing me at this point in the game) is that when "evil" things happen to total strangers, they happen because of bad luck or being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Unless of course there is an "evil" person involved, this changes to a new theory depending on the "evil" action of the individual. If it's a random act of "evil", then it's just unlucky. If the incident is an accident, which happens to a seemingly good and innocent person, than it could fall into the "faithful flock" theory. If the "evil" person premeditates it, than that "evil" person has either (a) mental problems that more than likely stem from a troubled childhood or (b) they could be possessed by demons of some sort. Let's not forget natural disasters, which most of the time look like the work of an "evil" force. I don't necessarily think that "evil" is involved in these cases; these could just be another example of "the wrong place at the wrong time" theory.

Well, I'm sure I can go on and on with all the different scenarios and which theory of mine could apply to them, but I'm starting to get a terrible headache (I'm probably being punished because I questioned the "God" theory). Anyway, the only real conclusion that I can come up with is that it all depends on the individual's beliefs and the situation that is in question. Maybe "evil" is just a word we use to categorize the negative events and situations that we have a hard time explaining or understanding. Or maybe, there really is "evil" out there, floating around looking for events or people to cling onto and force its will upon.

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