Does Evil Exist?

I got this email from a friend. It goes like this:

One day, a professor of a university decided to defy his pupils.
He asked:" Did God create everything that exists?"
A student answered bravely:" Yes He did!"
"Everything?", asked the professor
"Yes everything" was the reply of that student
"In this case, God also created evil, correct? Because evil exists" said the professor.

To that, the student had no answer and remained in silence. The professor was delighted at the opportunity to prove one more time that faith was only a myth.

Suddenly, another student raised his hand and asked:" May I ask you a question, professor?"
" Of course", was the answer.
" Does cold exist?" the student asked
" Of couse, did you never feel cold?" answered the professor.
The student replied:"Actually sir, cold does not exist. According to studies in Physics, cold is the total and complete absence of heat. An object can only be studied if it has and transmits energy and it is the heat of an object that transmits its energy. Without heat, the objects are inert, incapable to react. But cold does not exist. We created the term cold to explain the lack of heat"
" And darkness?", continues the student
" It exists ", replied the professor
" Again you're wrong sir. Darkness is the total absence of light. You can study light and brightness, but not darkness. The prism of Nichols shows the variety of different colours in which the light can be decomposed according to the longitude of the waves. Darkness is the term we created to explain the total absence of light "

And finally, the student asked: " And evil, sir, does evil exist? God did not create evil. Evil is the absence of God in people's hearts. It is the absence of love, humanity, and faith. Love and faith are like heat and light. They exist. Their absence lead to evil "

Then it was the professor's turn to remain silent.


The name of the student was : Albert Einstein