10-27-2015, 05:25 PM
anagogy, when you say that there would be no good without evil, are you suggesting that there would be no opportunities for entities to aid one another, no challenges to overcome, nothing beautiful and wondrous to be created if there hadn't also been a force actively opposing those efforts?
I can see how without evil the "game" would be more muted, but I think Creation itself is good, whether or not evil exists. Bringing a Universe into existence, creating a caleidoscope of individual perspectives by creating entities, worlds, planets - that is not just good, it's amazing. (Clearly not enough contrast for the Creator's liking, however -- but not the same as there not being good)?
I can see how without evil the "game" would be more muted, but I think Creation itself is good, whether or not evil exists. Bringing a Universe into existence, creating a caleidoscope of individual perspectives by creating entities, worlds, planets - that is not just good, it's amazing. (Clearly not enough contrast for the Creator's liking, however -- but not the same as there not being good)?