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<div class="gmail_quote">2010/7/1 António Pedro Marques <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:entonio@gmail.com">entonio@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
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<div class="im"><br>\</div></blockquote>A universe under the dominion of an evil being that poses and is seen as doing God's will is consistent with the existence of a benign God?<br><br></blockquote>
<div>It's the premise of Gnosticism, isn't it? And arguably of Christianity, just on a grander scale.</div>
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<div class="h5">Regardless, we are getting afield of the question.<br><br> > I honestly think top-posting usually isn't helpful - maybe<br> it's early<br> > afternoon drowsiness but I can't grasp your point.<br>
><br> > John Watkins wrote (01-07-2010 16:31):<br> >> Tdazkiel's people are themselves artificial...awfully difficult<br> to blame<br> >> God for their control over the universe.<br>
>><br> >> 2010/7/1 António Pedro Marques <<a href="mailto:entonio@gmail.com" target="_blank">entonio@gmail.com</a><br> <mailto:<a href="mailto:entonio@gmail.com" target="_blank">entonio@gmail.com</a>><br>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:entonio@gmail.com" target="_blank">entonio@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:entonio@gmail.com" target="_blank">entonio@gmail.com</a>>><br> >> <mailto:<a href="mailto:entonio@gmail.com" target="_blank">entonio@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:entonio@gmail.com" target="_blank">entonio@gmail.com</a>><br>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:entonio@gmail.com" target="_blank">entonio@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:entonio@gmail.com" target="_blank">entonio@gmail.com</a>>>>><br><br> >><br> >> Option 2 I think is untenable.<br>
>><br> >> - If God is good, then it makes no sense to create a<br> universe in<br> >> which:<br> >> + God's creatures are toys in an evil power's hands<br>
>> + God's creatures believe that the evil power is not evil<br> at all<br> >> and is doing God's work<br> >> + those who oppose the evil power are not, generally<br>
speaking,<br> >> better people than the others, and in fact seem to be worse.<br> >><br> >> - If God isn't good then by what standard can we call<br> such an<br>
>> unfathomable being as Tzadkiel evil?<br> >><br> >> Keeping option 3 doesn't mean that the acts of Tzadkiel<br> need no<br> >> atoning for, it just means they're done with the best of<br>
intentions<br> >> and knowledge. We have a saying here, 'Of [people with] good<br> >> intentions is Hell full'.<br> >><br> >> Antonio<br> >><br>
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