So how can you claim it is a positive reason when you don't anything about the reason?
With that logic, there is no Theory of Relativity.
You already said there is objective evil. How can I be evil under any conditions given that there is no evil?
If there is no objective evil, then how can any refer to an evil person and it in anyway reflect reality?
And a subjectively bag thing is not a bad thing.
These three are related, so I put them together.
There is one thing that is evil, but its evilness is relative. That is going against G-d's will.
The reason this is so, is because G-d is intrinsically the greatest possible existence so that anything that is derived from G-d is inherently good. The existence of the perception of evil than is related to the perception of the lack of G-d. Just like the perception of G-d's non-existence is an illusion, so too is evil because they are the same thing: evil means lacking godliness.
With the fulfillment of G-d's will, one becomes a medium through which the Divine will is expressed any by extension, becomes connected to G-d. This is called, "doing good". By transgressing G-d's will, one becomes disconnected, or does not connect to the Divine will, this is evil. But it is only a perception of evil, because there is no existence without G-d. G-d can only express His existence, therefore He can only do good. Only a person who can have intent to contradict G-d's existence, can do evil
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Its actually less pronounced than that, because its the intent behind the act, not the act itself, that defines the person. The act itself is an extension of G-d's will. Only, we who can't see into a person's intent have to judge based on actions. So we need to link the act with the intent. G-d doesn't have that limit. But this is another discussion altogether.
The point being, that's its possible to be evil, without doing evil.
Sure. I was just stating, feeling like one has resolved an issue for themselves is of little value to anyone who still has an issue.
I agree with that.
It was meant to say, that if I stated 2+2=5, and you were like, I don't see how that makes sense, and I was like, I also don't see how that makes sense but this page I have here says, "I will one day make sense," so it is, in fact, safe to say, that it does make sense.
That is true. So that means that the answer to Epicurus exists, the only question is if the answer is true or not.
Your analogy would be a great one if surgeons purported themselves to be capable of doing anything.
That would always be a great one, but it wouldn't effect my analogy much as I was only trying to make an analogy to an act that when viewed on its own appears evil, while when viewed in context is clearly good.
