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RE: Between the existence of good and evil... here's one TRUTH!!

in #philosophy5 years ago (edited)

Very interesting problem you're addressing! Except for, I never actually saw this as a "problem" myself. Personally, I guess I'm closest to the skeptic theistic view, meaning that with our limited views and understanding are incapable of knowing the real meanings of good and evil.

Of course, that is much too simplified, since I would say that it's really not that hard opening up our minds to understand the goodness in alleged evils. In order to appreciate a simple meal you would need to have felt hunger. In other words, the alleged good loses its quality without the corresponding evil. No need to have a divine understanding for that.

At this point, I should probably also point out that my personal understanding of God is also different from the mainstream. Is there such a thing as auto-theism, meaning being my own God? I mean, since I've never been outside of my own mind, there is no reason why I should believe in a world that's not entirely my own perception. In other words, the world was created by me, in the instant I perceived it. Though I realize that by saying this, I'm essentially stepping on everyone's toes, not to mention that this takes us a few steps away from your article. I guess my point was, this entire philosophical discourse is based on premises that are commonly accepted... due to tradition I guess, but outside of them become irrelevant very quickly.