So much yes to this comment. This understanding of evil is the only view of it that can bring us to respond with justice to the misbehaviors of people who otherwise seem to be good and decent. It's also the only way to understand it that accords with the idea of forgiveness and reconciliation.
So much yes to this comment. This understanding of evil is the only view of it that can bring us to respond with justice to the misbehaviors of people who otherwise seem to be good and decent. It's also the only way to understand it that accords with the idea of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Angels and demons are fixed as good or evil. Demons will never repent, angels will never sin. Human beings can and do flip between the two repeatedly through the course of their lives. Mixing up the two very different natures is irrational and will not work out well for us.
So much yes to this comment. This understanding of evil is the only view of it that can bring us to respond with justice to the misbehaviors of people who otherwise seem to be good and decent. It's also the only way to understand it that accords with the idea of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Angels and demons are fixed as good or evil. Demons will never repent, angels will never sin. Human beings can and do flip between the two repeatedly through the course of their lives. Mixing up the two very different natures is irrational and will not work out well for us.