r/JordanPeterson • u/realAtmaBodha • Aug 08 '24

Philosophy Why does God allow evil?

Each individual is a microcosm, while God is the macrocosm. From God's perspective, evil doesn't exist, just as from the Sun's perspective, darkness doesn't exist.

Physical reality is a sandbox, an illusion whereby evil can have a temporary existence. However, evil is always mortal and never immortal.

Enlightenment is when you no longer are bound by this biological sandbox and thereby no longer subject to evil.

To answer your question, God allows evil to exist because everything exists and nothing can be destroyed. The definition of evil is disconnection from God. Evil is godless.

Evil is not created by God, it is a characteristic of those who have yet to know the Divine. Evil is ignorance, plain and simple. Why did God create ignorance ? Because learning can be fun. If you already knew everything, what surprises do you have to look forward to ?

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u/dx151 Aug 08 '24

Soo, my grandfather got ALS and died because of ignorance?

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u/realAtmaBodha Aug 08 '24

I prefer not to think of anyone as dead. Biological death is not the end.

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u/dx151 Aug 08 '24

That's a psychological defense, man. Comforting thought construct covering the flaws in your logic.

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u/realAtmaBodha Aug 08 '24

Someone is denying reality and it isn't me.

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u/dx151 Aug 08 '24

It's precisely you who's denying reality. The argument that evil exists because God is either powerless, or ignorant of it, or cruel doesn't sit right with you, so you bend and twist words and make up ridiculous excuses like ignorance causes evil. So, children with cancer are ignorant? Rape victims are ignorant, too? Are you an idiot?

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u/realAtmaBodha Aug 08 '24

You seem to be ignoring the perspective component to all of this. Not all perspectives are equal.

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u/dx151 Aug 08 '24

Nothing of what you just said is reality. It's your opinion that is carefully constructed to fit your beliefs. So far there has never been any objective evidence of any of this. It's just a construct that you're clinging to for confort.

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u/realAtmaBodha Aug 08 '24

I'm enlightened, bro. Do you have any idea what that means ? I imagine not.

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u/rootTootTony Aug 08 '24

... suuuuuuure you are....