For Stak: Why There Is Evil
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:17 am
If ever philosophy was actually about discovering truth more than demonstrating a commanding knowledge of what was meant when who said what perhaps someone might consider this new notion of mine of some worth.
What passes for evil is NOT the opposite of God or goodness. This is what the Lord meant when he said "I would that ye were hot or cold." and why it was the lukewarm that he hates and would spit out of his mouth. It is further demonstrated by Jesus when he told the Jews that IF the mighty works they had seen where done in Sodom and Gomorrah they would have repented.
Hypocrisy is the pure opposite of God and goodness. Ironic when you consider that hypocrisy is pure humanity. Humanity at its finest, most noble, friendliest, greatest community. It is today's Mormonism.
Hence, evil is above hypocrisy on the scale towards godliness. The problem of evil amounts to a necessary step in the elevation of humanity. Not that evil is anything but vile, heaven forbid. It requires forgiveness and mercy and compassion and atonement, even an infinite atonement, because most of those stuck in evil will have to come around again from the Second Death before they can advance. Hell, evil might be the birth place of valiance in the next go round. After obsessing with God for an eternity, evil knows God better somewhat, might even inspire awe and wonder, having paid so much attention to him. Interesting, no?
Hypocrisy does a far superior job of keeping people ignorant, oppressed, and blind from the truth of God and the power of the gospel. Demons can be wicked culprits to be sure. But they can only be a bogeyman. Satan sits in the the hearts of the hypocrite. Hypocrisy is the pretense of righteousness which is pure Satanism. It misleads and misdirects. It also gathers unto men the best of this world. Best fellowship, best self-reliance, best education, best jobs, best skills, best government, best looking, and most important the most money possible. In short it is the ultimate of human pride and why the LDS excel at it better than any other group.
It was in fact the prospect of pure hypocrisy that attracted the most converts early on who craved a solid community above all else and accounts for why most people join the church still. It get precisely in the way of coming unto Christ and prevents it utterly. This is the natural man in his full excellence which IS the enemy of God. No philosopher will say nay to human excellence. Since evil is higher on the scale of desirable traits with God, in that he prefers cold to lukewarm, the problem of evil is a philosophical bugaboo. Insolvable because it is ill defined and completely misunderstood. The folly of man's linear thinking and hierarchical typing without judgment, prudence, or wisdom that only actual experience commands.
When I read Stak's representation of stale philosophical gamesmanship I only slightly desired to answer the problem of evil and placed that notion on the back burner of my heart. When I replied to Sock Puppets thread about the natural man, I elucidated this proposition without realizing what I was saying.
http://mormondiscussions.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=20997
After sleeping on it and cogitating at work the next day I realized I had answered the problem of evil and showed it both desirable and necessary in the spiritual progress of man and why God would find it agreeable to sacrifice and atone. I am not saying evil is good or that good is evil. I am tweaking the perspectives held by most and am supported by scripture in my conclusion.
Do I need to explain this better? I will give it another go if so.
What passes for evil is NOT the opposite of God or goodness. This is what the Lord meant when he said "I would that ye were hot or cold." and why it was the lukewarm that he hates and would spit out of his mouth. It is further demonstrated by Jesus when he told the Jews that IF the mighty works they had seen where done in Sodom and Gomorrah they would have repented.
Hypocrisy is the pure opposite of God and goodness. Ironic when you consider that hypocrisy is pure humanity. Humanity at its finest, most noble, friendliest, greatest community. It is today's Mormonism.
Hence, evil is above hypocrisy on the scale towards godliness. The problem of evil amounts to a necessary step in the elevation of humanity. Not that evil is anything but vile, heaven forbid. It requires forgiveness and mercy and compassion and atonement, even an infinite atonement, because most of those stuck in evil will have to come around again from the Second Death before they can advance. Hell, evil might be the birth place of valiance in the next go round. After obsessing with God for an eternity, evil knows God better somewhat, might even inspire awe and wonder, having paid so much attention to him. Interesting, no?
Hypocrisy does a far superior job of keeping people ignorant, oppressed, and blind from the truth of God and the power of the gospel. Demons can be wicked culprits to be sure. But they can only be a bogeyman. Satan sits in the the hearts of the hypocrite. Hypocrisy is the pretense of righteousness which is pure Satanism. It misleads and misdirects. It also gathers unto men the best of this world. Best fellowship, best self-reliance, best education, best jobs, best skills, best government, best looking, and most important the most money possible. In short it is the ultimate of human pride and why the LDS excel at it better than any other group.
It was in fact the prospect of pure hypocrisy that attracted the most converts early on who craved a solid community above all else and accounts for why most people join the church still. It get precisely in the way of coming unto Christ and prevents it utterly. This is the natural man in his full excellence which IS the enemy of God. No philosopher will say nay to human excellence. Since evil is higher on the scale of desirable traits with God, in that he prefers cold to lukewarm, the problem of evil is a philosophical bugaboo. Insolvable because it is ill defined and completely misunderstood. The folly of man's linear thinking and hierarchical typing without judgment, prudence, or wisdom that only actual experience commands.
When I read Stak's representation of stale philosophical gamesmanship I only slightly desired to answer the problem of evil and placed that notion on the back burner of my heart. When I replied to Sock Puppets thread about the natural man, I elucidated this proposition without realizing what I was saying.
http://mormondiscussions.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=20997
After sleeping on it and cogitating at work the next day I realized I had answered the problem of evil and showed it both desirable and necessary in the spiritual progress of man and why God would find it agreeable to sacrifice and atone. I am not saying evil is good or that good is evil. I am tweaking the perspectives held by most and am supported by scripture in my conclusion.
Do I need to explain this better? I will give it another go if so.