ropemax
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Good is a constructive force
Evil is a destructive force
For good to occur, it must be preceded by evil. To rebuild a house, a tornado must first tear it down. Thus evil is an agent by which good can be brought about in the world. But what a thing does is not neccessarily what that thing is. A tornado is accidentally evil - it causes destruction, but it is essentially good by the virtue of having form, i.e. being a constructive force
The same applies to destructive concepts, e.g. wars - they cause evil but in their essence they are form. They exist in the platonic world of ideas, and by that fact alone can be nothing but good.
Now regarding destructiveness itself. It logically follows from the above that destruction exists as a concept, therefore the very feature which seemingly defines it is illusory. Destruction must then also be a constructive force at its core.
Goodness is a predicate. It is the Tao, the Kether, The One.
Evil is a destructive force
For good to occur, it must be preceded by evil. To rebuild a house, a tornado must first tear it down. Thus evil is an agent by which good can be brought about in the world. But what a thing does is not neccessarily what that thing is. A tornado is accidentally evil - it causes destruction, but it is essentially good by the virtue of having form, i.e. being a constructive force
The same applies to destructive concepts, e.g. wars - they cause evil but in their essence they are form. They exist in the platonic world of ideas, and by that fact alone can be nothing but good.
Now regarding destructiveness itself. It logically follows from the above that destruction exists as a concept, therefore the very feature which seemingly defines it is illusory. Destruction must then also be a constructive force at its core.
Goodness is a predicate. It is the Tao, the Kether, The One.
