If "evil's" sole purpose is to destroy and kill, and if it were allowed to succeed in destroying everything that is "good", then what? What is then left for "evil" to do when nothing remains to destroy? Would it then destroy itself? ...And if it succeeded in that, then what? What would have been the point of it all to begin with?
Perhaps "evil" doesn't simply want to destroy, but to torment for eternity? But then, what is the point of that? Can you imagine eternity? Forever and ever? Wouldn't you get tired of it? Bored? I even think as a victim of eternal suffering, I would just eventually resign to my fate and become callous. I mean, forever and ever, I'd eventually be rolling my eyes.
Everything we may call "evil" in the natural world can more or else be attributed to survival, even serial killers (I'm not saying that their acts are in any way justified, just that there's evidence of a tangible causation--psychological & emotional traumas, etc.). And there is ultimately a balance that is reached, or a state of resolution. But when you get to the "supernatural" or "eternal" level, the concept of "evil" seems to fall apart--at least to my thinking--because there is apparently no cause and no resolution. Or there may be a cause (supposedly Lucifer was good at one point), but supposedly no resolution.
Although, how do we know Lucifer won't just suddenly change his mind? I mean, does he HAVE to remain "evil" forever? Is something forcing him to remain so, or does he still have a choice? Unless his fall from grace is resolute, so now he's eternally bitter because he can never be forgiven. And if that's the case, why can't he be? Why can God forgive us, but not him? Actually, this brings up another question I have in regards to God's ultimate plan: why keep anyone in eternal suffering? Why not just blip the devil, and those of us who fall with him, out of existence? Does it give him pleasure to keep his creations existing in eternal suffering? What kind of God is that?
Now, "evil" might make more sense if it's actually it's own force, eternal like God, having no begining or end, and no other attributes other than destruction & death. But then how can God (representing "good") be the ultimate when something else exists besides him, and without him? Plus, I'm back to my original question--if it were allowed to go unchecked or unbalanced, could it continue to function? If all were dead or destroyed, could it still exist?
Perhaps "evil" doesn't simply want to destroy, but to torment for eternity? But then, what is the point of that? Can you imagine eternity? Forever and ever? Wouldn't you get tired of it? Bored? I even think as a victim of eternal suffering, I would just eventually resign to my fate and become callous. I mean, forever and ever, I'd eventually be rolling my eyes.
Everything we may call "evil" in the natural world can more or else be attributed to survival, even serial killers (I'm not saying that their acts are in any way justified, just that there's evidence of a tangible causation--psychological & emotional traumas, etc.). And there is ultimately a balance that is reached, or a state of resolution. But when you get to the "supernatural" or "eternal" level, the concept of "evil" seems to fall apart--at least to my thinking--because there is apparently no cause and no resolution. Or there may be a cause (supposedly Lucifer was good at one point), but supposedly no resolution.
Although, how do we know Lucifer won't just suddenly change his mind? I mean, does he HAVE to remain "evil" forever? Is something forcing him to remain so, or does he still have a choice? Unless his fall from grace is resolute, so now he's eternally bitter because he can never be forgiven. And if that's the case, why can't he be? Why can God forgive us, but not him? Actually, this brings up another question I have in regards to God's ultimate plan: why keep anyone in eternal suffering? Why not just blip the devil, and those of us who fall with him, out of existence? Does it give him pleasure to keep his creations existing in eternal suffering? What kind of God is that?
Now, "evil" might make more sense if it's actually it's own force, eternal like God, having no begining or end, and no other attributes other than destruction & death. But then how can God (representing "good") be the ultimate when something else exists besides him, and without him? Plus, I'm back to my original question--if it were allowed to go unchecked or unbalanced, could it continue to function? If all were dead or destroyed, could it still exist?
