Good & Evil

The most unfortunate belief to evolve in religion is that evil is caused by some diabolical entity, or entities, with supernatural powers. This concept allows people who knowingly commit antisocial acts to attribute their actions to an outside force, thereby absolving themselves of accountability; it permits an easy escape from one's own conscience and enables an individual to continue with their negative behaviour. Various religions have approached the subject of evil in different ways. The …

…type of world mankind has created. If Heaven is a place that provides happiness and freedom from temptation, it exists as a state of mind, because these qualities are within oneself, and can exist in the type of world we have created. Humanity requires no outside intervention in order to create "good" and "evil"; we are quite adept at providing both, and have the ability to determine how much of each we allow to exist.