Assertion: evil | /r/HasAspect | real existence
Facets:
value: as principle
type: MANNER
value: as person
type: MANNER
value: in itself
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: With Aristotle, evil is a necessary aspect of the constant changes of matter, and has in itself no real existence (Metaph., ix, 9).
text: The theologists of Christian Science, states Stephen Gottschalk, posit that the Spirit is of infinite might, mortal human beings fail to grasp this and focus instead on evil and suffering that have no real existence as "a power, person or principle opposed to God".