Forgive my misunderstanding...

Discussion in 'Religion' started by Spellbound, Nov 18, 2015.

  1. Spellbound Banned Valued Senior Member

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    Evil is the absence of good. Hence it would follow that it non-exists separately from all creation. Yet wishes to infiltrate it. But will inevitably fall short of its goal because it is a lie.
     
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  3. sculptor Valued Senior Member

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    good and evil are just quasi end point constructs on a moralistic philosophical line
     
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  5. sideshowbob Sorry, wrong number. Valued Senior Member

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    I would suggest that the opposite is true: good is the absence of evil. Evil is active whereas good can be passive - e.g it's "good" not to meddle in other people's affairs.

    So a creator of evil is necessary whereas a creator of good may not be.
     
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  7. Spellbound Banned Valued Senior Member

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    Of course.

    Reality.
     
  8. sculptor Valued Senior Member

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    may i suggest: evil can also be passive
    sins of omission
     
  9. spidergoat pubic diorama Valued Senior Member

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    Yes, sculptor said it was a risk. Post 23.
     
  10. Hapsburg Hellenistic polytheist Valued Senior Member

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    Only in my second statement, which merely points out that polytheism provides for much more variety in the behaviour of divine beings. Not all gods are good, nor are all gods always good-acting. That's far too simplistic.

    In the first statement--which you have still not addressed--I'm talking about your monotheistic god. The god of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, of the Christian theologians. Your god, on whom you are placing limits, which runs counter to its very concept.
     

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