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Question: Is destruction always evil!?
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Mindless destruction, chaos, confusion and terror are evil!. But sometimes things need to be destroyed to be reconstructed!. Sometimes God himself destroys certain elements of a person's life in order to be rebuilt more beautifully!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It looks like we're twins!.!.!.

Destruction isn't always evil - it depends on your perspective!. Sometimes you have to destroy something in order to serve a greater good!. For example, you demolish a wreck of a building in order to build a safer building on that lot!. On the flip side - it would be evil if an historical building was destroyed to make way for overpriced, ubiquitous lofts!. As I said, it depends on how you look at it!. (Destruction serves somebody's purpose, and is generally not mindless!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com

You have to demolish a run-down building to make a housing development!.
Fire, for instance!. A forest fire is destructive, yes, but after it's done it gives everything a chance to start anew!. It's more cleansing, than destroying!. So no!. Destruction isn't always evil!. Just like anything, it can be used to good or evil ends!.
EDIT: And if I had read all of the responses, I'd have realized that what I said has been said before, pretty much!. My bad!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

naaah, it can be in things like the twin tower attacks, but say if hitler stood in the centre of say, london, then the destruction of him be everyone who hated him --> that would not be evil!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Sometimes in order for creation to begin, there must be destruction!.!.!.
A naturally occurring forest fire for example, after the fire, a new forest can emerge from the ashes!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well, I believe that the destruction of evil is good, and the destruction of good is evil!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No, for example say there is an old bridge that is unsafe!. It is probably better that the bridge be destroyed than for someone to die from the bridge collapsing!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

not evil, rarely infact!. destuction is sometimes due to war but then agen it can be good!. look at the destruction of the berlin wall!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

no!.!.!.sometimes necessary!.!.!.!.sometimes unfortunate!.!.!.!.just depends on which side of the fence you're on!.!.!.!.(point of view)Www@QuestionHome@Com

u can destroy evil, so destruction can also be goodWww@QuestionHome@Com

Destruction is a form of creation!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I wouldn't think so,there are Buildings being torn down,and cars being crushed to recycle,etc,etc,!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Sometimes one must destroy to create!. And by the way good and evil are just point of view!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

rarely evil!. usually necessaryWww@QuestionHome@Com

not if you're destroying the villain's lair!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com