| Study of Evil |
Called as ponerology |
| Poneros means |
Evil |
| Ponerology |
It deals with the study of evils nature, evils origin and evils relations to divine rule. |
| Theodicy |
It is the vindication of divine providence in view of the existence of evil. |
| Dystheism |
It is the belief that a god is not wholly good and is possibly evil. |
| Evil Elements Associated with Humans |
unbalanced behavior including anger, revenge, hatred, psychological trauma, expediency, selfishness, ignorance, destruction and neglect. |
| Forms of evil in the world |
Moral evil form, Natural evil form, Physical evil form, Metaphysical evil form |
| Definitions |
Moral evil form deals with intentional acts of human beings (murder, rape etc.)
Natural evil form deals with natural disasters (famines, floods etc.)
Physical evil form deals with severe mental or physical pain or suffering. (fear, illness, grief etc.)
Metaphysical evil form deals with as undesirable feature and chance (criminals going unpunished, deformities, etc.)
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| Does evil come from God? |
No (Reference) |
| Conclusion |
For God(Good) opposite is Evil(Bad).If God exists then Evil exists in the world. |