Re: Natural Evil

I think the term "natural evil" is too judgmental a term. Its use says
that we have made a value judgment on some natural occurrence in God's
creation. Our vision and judgment capabilities are too limited (by our
natural limitations as human beings and by sin) to justify the "evil"
label. "Evil" is a moral classification. These things may be disastrous,
calamitous, sorrowing, and terrible, but not "evil."

I prefer Keith's "natural hazards."

--Bill Yates

Keith Miller wrote:

>> "Natural evil" is a category name given for things like earthquakes and
>> parasites and disease which hurt, destroy, and kill, but which are not
>> caused by anyone's specific immoral decision. Is all "natural evil" a
>> result of the Fall and the Curse?
>
>
> For those interested, I wrote a short essay on this for the ASA journal
> entitled "Natural Hazards: Challenges to the Creation Mandate of
> Dominion." I didn't check to see if this article is available on the
> ASA website, but I think that it is. It addresses some of the issues of
> "natural evil."
>
> Keith

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