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« on: October 28, 2011, 11:19:31 PM »
From Wikipedia: Eternal return (also known as "eternal recurrence") is a concept which posits that the universe has been recurring, and will continue to recur, in a self-similar form an infinite number of times across infinite time and/or infinite space. The concept initially inherent in Indian philosophy was later found in ancient Egypt, and was subsequently taken up by the Pythagoreans and Stoics.


Assuming an eternally recurring, infinite and boundless universe, evil will also persist eternally. Christianity solves this problem with the apocalypse. This appears to greatly undermine the dissonances between theodicy & evil, for the greatest thing God could ever do is rid the World of all evils, and (according to the Bible), he will do this. An important question follows from this, does eliminating infinite evil absolve God for permitting finite evil?

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« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2011, 11:13:50 AM »
Clarification - The apocalypse does not get rid of evil, but places the power of good over it. Can go into all kinds of metaphysical meanings here.  Shocked

It does note, that Heaven will be on Earth in a great city, but that no evil will be allowed within it's walls.Revelations 22:14. 

Which allows for recurring evil.  God does not vanquish evil but resides with it eternally.

Yin and Yang forever.  Atomic structure, the basic of the universe, the model of life. Positive and negative forces around a neutral area.
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