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Well, the Bible says in rough paraphrasing that all that is good comes from god. If we’re going to wrestle with these concepts in that box, we better follow the rules of engagement, lack of good in a dichotomy would be nothing, the antithesis of good is nothing if we are going to give Lucifer a fair shake here…it follows that evil has to come from Satan, because Satans’s influence is the opposite of God’s influence. No? Happy thanksgiving btw! 🦃 I’m not sure you’re American, so no insinuation intended!
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MichaelJ 2y ago

Happy Thanksgiving! I am American, and (usually) proudly so! 🇺🇸

Thinking of a different conversation with nostr:npub16llpfttm85ltrqc5ggyu5snfq38x6vwhanyrhrddpn43ylt3wdxqa99rf5—Satan is the ultimate critical theorist; all he does is critique and tear down, he doesn't build up. Saying evil came from Satan as good comes from God is giving evil too much credit. To that extent, you don't need the devil to have evil. Taking evil to be privation—privation doesn't require a source. One who tears down without setting up an alternative is not offering the opposite in a dichotomy, he is just destroying. Both natural and moral evil are possibilities, with or without the devil, whenever you are dealing with things that exist.

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