call it the yin and yang if you like, or homeostasis, or just plain old balance.
can you give me examples from religions you know or belong to of the importance of the balance of good and evil?
i just read The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula LeGuin and now I am interested in this subject today.
2007-01-02 23:28:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Excellent author, excellent book!
examples of the balance:
Hermetica
Qabalah (apart from the orthodox)
Zoroastrian
2007-01-02 23:31:38 · answer #1 · answered by Invisible_Flags 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good & evil, like holy scriptures, are terms that are subject to interpretation.
A Christian northern indiana dairy farmer who
sells "old milk for those Jews in Chicago to use" feels he is acting for
his financial good.
The Jew who pays for milk that may be off flavor would not consider the farmers action to be good.
Is this "moral relativism" that the Pope accuses Secular Humanists of
practicing or is the Christian farmer
just a plain old bigot?
How does one seek to balance good & evil when that individual makes the interpretation.
I suggest a self questioning attitude as to who, in an action, benefits and who is likely to be damaged.
Religion is not needed here just
introspective honesty as to whether
how one interprets is biased.
2007-01-03 00:03:35 · answer #2 · answered by dollparty.geo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is important to be balances in ALL truths. rejecting any truth because of religious bias or tradition is a transgression of righteousness.
i think the only Good balance between good and evil, is NOT to do anything evil. Karma happens when All evil or wickedness or just simply doing something bad is practiced
2007-01-02 23:37:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ecclesiastes, in the Bible, by King Solomon
My opinion: People often use portions of a balanced presentation in an unbalanced way. God help us all!
2007-01-02 23:50:44 · answer #4 · answered by shirleykins 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Supposedly, one cannot exist without the other. Or perhaps it is more likely that one cannot be defined without the other, as there is no basis by which to compare.
2007-01-02 23:31:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I can't answer your book, I haven't read it. I know the Bible teaches that there is no balance, only the eradication of evil.
2007-01-02 23:40:15 · answer #6 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋