Previous post. Two chapters this week on the (non-controversial) claim that evil must have a cause. The nature of this cause is, however, of some interest. That Evil Has A Cause of […]
Summary Against Modern Thought: Evil Does not Wholly Destroy the Good
Previous post. A hint of the calculus and a reminder all acts intend a definite good, even when the act results in an evil. That Evil Does not Wholly Destroy the Good […]
Summary Against Modern Thought: Evil is Based on the Good
Previous post. We have a very easy week, a short chapter defining how evil is in a good thing, and what that means. This is a mopping up chapter, collecting the threads […]
Do Demons Exist?
When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were ill or possessed by demons. The whole town was gathered at the door. He cured many who were sick […]
Summary Against Modern Thought: Good is the Cause of Evil
Previous post. The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. That Good is the Cause of Evil 1 The foregoing arguments enable us to conclude that evil is caused only by […]
Summary Against Modern Thought: Why You Might Say Evil Is A Thing, Part II
Previous post. These are the rebuttals to the arguments presented last week. Review! Answers to these arguments 1 It is not difficult to answer these arguments. Evil and good are assigned as […]
Summary Against Modern Thought: Why You Might Say Evil Is A Thing
Previous post. Today some purported counter-examples to this assertion are given, along with their rebuttals. As far as coming speaking about evil, see paragraph 5 and 6 from the second chapter. Arguments […]
Summary Against Modern Thought: Evil Is Not An Essence
Previous post. Evil is a lack, not an attribute. We as shorthand like to say it is an attribute, but that is all this is: shorthand, a metaphor. Here we need be […]
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