Article February 9, 2009 Issue

WHERE DOES EVIL COME FROM?

Solving one of life's toughest puzzles

BY NATE TALBOT

I can imagine a story that must have been circulated among Christian Science lecturers a few decades ago when I was a college student in northern Idaho. It probably went something along these lines: "If you give a lecture to the College Organization at the University of Idaho, here's a little heads–up. You'll probably run into a guy who'll ask you where evil comes from. And no matter how you answer the question, he's not likely to be satisfied!"

Well, that guy was me. All those who had a CS or CSB after their name and ventured near the University probably heard from me with this question! It wasn't exactly that I was dissatisfied with their answers. Maybe it was that I felt I was collecting lots of pieces to get a big puzzle put together.

Each individual needs to sort out his or her own thoughts on this issue. But here's an invitation for a brief journey if you'd like to see how my path unfolded.

About the author

Nate Talbot practices and teaches Christian Science healing. He is Clerk of The Mother Church, and a member of the Christian Science Board of Directors. He lives in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

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