A university professor addressing his large body of students asked of them this question, "Did God create everything that exists?"One brave student replied, "Of course He did!"
The professor inquired if he was sure of his reply. "Yes, sir. He sure did create everything," replied the student.
The professor became happy with himself thinking he had the student over a barrel. He told the group that if God created everything, then God surely created evil, since everyone knows that evil exists. He further elaborated on the principal that since our works define who we are, then God is evil.
The student's face turned red and he offered no retort. The professor, being quite pleased with himself boasted to the students that he had proven once more that God is a myth.
Another young man quickly asked the professor if cold existed, to which the professor answered, "Of course, cold exists. What kind of question is this? Have you never been cold young man?"
The young student replied, "In fact, sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, cold is, in reality, the absence of heat. Cold does not exist. We have only created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat. The professor remained quiet.
The student then asked if darkness existed, to which the professor stated an affirmative. The student told him once again that he was wrong, because darkness does not exist either.
The young man said, "Darkness is, in reality, the absence of light. We can study light but not darkness. We can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colors and study the various wave lengths of each color, but darkness has no measure, sir. Darkness is but a term used by man to describe what happens when no light is present."
Finally, the student asked the professor if evil existed, to which an angry professor stated of course evil is present in the world. He elaborated on man's inhumanity to man as well as to daily crime and violence.
The student firmly replied, "Sir, evil does not exist either. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is a word created by man to describe no God, such as you have attempted to do. Evil is but the result of what happens when man does not have God in his heart. It is like the cold when there is no heat, and the darkness when there is no light. The professor sat down, and asked, "Young man, who are you?"
