Question by Kenny: Question about Dostoevsky and the problem of evil?
I would like to ensure that I’m interpreting this write before I print my final draft of this paper I’m writing (this is a small part of the whole thing).
I’m being asked abut Dostoevsky’s presentation of the problem of evil and his rebellion against God’s higher harmony.
What I’m interpreting it as if the price of this higher harmony equates out to the massive suffering of innocence, then perhaps it’s not a price worth paying.
Am I missing something or misinterpreting something here? Input is appreciated.
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Answer by Lakely
Fixing evil is easy… just increase the light to remove the darkness. It’s an easy yoke.
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tonks_op says
You might get a better answer in the book section or in philosophy. It has been 50 years since I read him, and I don't remember anything about it. Sorry. I know you don't want people thoughts about evil, you are trying to understand what Dostoevsky was saying. Maybe there is a link somewhere on the net to help you. But you have inspired me to reread his book, "Crime and Punishment".
Here is a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyodor_Dostoevsky
Apparently he was an existentialist. That gives you something to go on. Good luck.
klf_lancaster says
Yea your missing it, This a mans view of things, not Gods view.
Man cannot comprehend or even begin to know the knowledge of God.
Stick with the Truth, The Word of God is truth.
man will never know the truth until the end when it will be reveled.
Johnny Y says
I think your interpretation is different, but still correct. I'm more familiar with the problem of evil being something like:
"An all-loving being (in this case, the Biblical God) cares about us, and he would do anything to make sure evil doesn't harm us.
There's evil in the world, and it harms us.
Therefore, an all-loving being doesn't exist."
The way I see it, the problem of evil wouldn't be a problem in the least if we said that God wasn't an all-loving being; Christians claiming that God is omnibenevolent is what causes all of the controversy, hence, the problem of evil.
It's quite clear that there's no omnibenevolent God out there. Maybe there is a God out there, but even he can't be called omnibenevolent. If he were, there'd be no evil in the world.
T says
what book/story of his did you take this from? i do not recognize it off the top of my head and would like more context.
p.s. i really hope you posted this in other sections too. i am always in R&S and can only recall seeing 1 other dostevsky reference in here. …i remember because i was so surprised to see a wonderful reference that i linked to the user because of it lol
Mabin says
Oh wow. Oh no no no. Please no. I can't believe you'd even think that's what he is saying…
I mean, really when… Psych! Sorry, I couldn't resist. Good luck on your paper though man.