Evil is the determination to live outside the rules of the One who created us.
Evil obviously exists.
And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness more than light, because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.… John 3:19
Saying that evil exists is trying to suppress a group of people. Suppressing a group of people is never the way to create a better society. You can believe that living outside of a religion is evil, but you also have to realized telling other's that they are evil creates more evil in it's wake. You are allowing these people to feel ostracized which creates the idea that they will never be a part of our "Good ways" and they are to live outside of these ideas.
No no no! Telling people it is OK to be evil is EVIL.
I believe that god is a loving creature, and that if he were here he would spread love over evil. Evil is what the politicians spread to gain votes, be afraid of someone because of this or that. But you are telling me that god has said there is evil and will accept the spread of it.
God is raising a family. He want's that family to have free will. By exercising that free will against God's wishes Evil is born.
So he tolerates evil now to maximize everyone's chances to wise up - because this short blip of a timeline is the test range / proving ground / boot camp for who will get to spend eternity with Him as members of his spiritual family.
Those who embrace evil rather than seeking His will are discarded when the testing period is over. "Had their chance. Muffed it."
Will you take responsibility and graduate, or party your school years away?
Eternity is what counts. There will be no evil tolerated there.
I am saying there isn't evil. We all grow up in different environments that dictate how we think. You can believe I am saying it is ok, but in actuality I am saying that there is no evil. You are fearing putting down your barriers to protect yourself, I get it. But if we don't let preconceived notions dictate how we treat people I believe we can live happier in this world.
God is saying there IS evil.
I'm going with His opinion. :)