--- In [email protected], "Jeff Fischer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > If you had a belief system (such as Tantra) in which > > nothing was inherently either good or evil, would you > > need an "enemy" to reinforce that belief system or > > lend it "credibility?" Possibly not. But the minute > > you have a belief system that positions itself as > > "good" or "holy," you have a need for there to be > > something to be "bad" or "unholy" to provide contrast > > to it. > > > > Interesting subject. I don't really have a clue here; > > I'm just rappin', off the top of my head. > > Unc > > One could argue from the POV of the *Absolute* that nothing was > inherently good or evil. But, the last time I checked, we're > currently stuck in the *Relative* and, as we're seeing on a daily > basis, there's plenty of "evil" going on. Something needs to be done > about it. Not to bolster some particular religion or *cause* but to > save the freakin' planet. > > Jeff
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