As the originator of this thread, I hope I may have the right (option?) to
redirect. Louis Schmier took this thread back on an "is there a god?"
tangent, while I was hoping to see a more psychologically-oriented thread,
namely: Is it possible that what we might call "evil" is actually an
inherent part of our biological makeup? And the "human" part of us (equate
with intelligence??) can perhaps reject it. Perhaps this is the ideal of
Maslow's self-actualization.
I'd hate to be the one who started yet another religious thread on TIPS.
But then perhaps an original threader is like a parent. You never know how
your "children" will turn out...
Beth Benoit
University System of New Hampshire
> From: Louis_Schmier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: Louis_Schmier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 13:19:06 -0400 (EDT)
> To: Beth Benoit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: TIPS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: The Lucifer Principle
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> Isn't it curious that when we talk of violence, killing, pain and survival
> waysin the nature, we call it the natural order of things. When we
> introduce the same conditions into the human world, as if we were somehow
> apart from nature, we become judgemental and moralistic, and use terms
> like "evil." Of course, Marcion's adjenda, not being able to reconcile how
> a perfect and loving God could or would create something imperfect, hence
> could have the qualities of the perfect Creator, was very selective in
> what he saw and defined. At the same time, an evil Lucifer, would not and
> could not create a world in which compassion, love, belief, faith,
> sympathy, empathy, courage, support and encouragement exists. Such a
> world would not have the qualities of a fallen creator.
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> Make it a good day.
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> --Louis--
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> Louis Schmier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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