* does evil exist? *

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 teacher.
"Yes, everything," was the answer of the student.

"In this case, God also created evil, correct?
Because evil exists," said the teacher.
To that, the student had no answer and remained in
silence. The teacher 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?"
"Of course," answered the professor.
"Did you never feel cold?"

"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 colors 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."

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

The name of the student was:
ALBERT EINSTEIN