Lucious roses, I almost said practically edible and then remembered they were!
I'm about to break a rule I made for myself 3 minutes ago (but already saved me 3 responses): never argue with someone over their dogma, the thing they won't raise to question, whether that's veganism or Judeo-Christianity. But on the essays, there's a logic that doesn't add up. This dilemma was called The Theodicy Triangle by 17th c. theologians. Three things can't be all true: God is all-good, God is all-powerful, evil exists. If God is all-good, why would he create evil? If evil exists without him creating it, then he's not all-powerful. The only way in which an all-good and all-powerful God is logically possible is if evil doesn't exist.
The roses are lovely. As for the essays - I get what she is saying, and it's true that occultism is being used by nefarious characters to lend power to their schemes - but I don't believe everything esoteric is inherently evil, just because 21st century American conservative Protestants aren't comfortable with it. In fact, I have read people who have studied divination and the like who AGREE with Crissi that there are dark powers trying to use any means to cement their position, and that good people who love this Creation are in a spiritual warfare with the technocrats, who HATE life, humanity, and power beyond their wickedness. As an old Southern Pentecostal friend once said to me, about allies in unexpected places - "well, the Lord did say 'I have sheep ye know not of'".
Lucious roses, I almost said practically edible and then remembered they were!
I'm about to break a rule I made for myself 3 minutes ago (but already saved me 3 responses): never argue with someone over their dogma, the thing they won't raise to question, whether that's veganism or Judeo-Christianity. But on the essays, there's a logic that doesn't add up. This dilemma was called The Theodicy Triangle by 17th c. theologians. Three things can't be all true: God is all-good, God is all-powerful, evil exists. If God is all-good, why would he create evil? If evil exists without him creating it, then he's not all-powerful. The only way in which an all-good and all-powerful God is logically possible is if evil doesn't exist.
This possibility is what I explore on some of my YT's: The Theodicy Triangle: https://youtu.be/h-z8qDYrrfg and Kali & Ultimate Reality: https://youtu.be/-w8v7xr5WY8 and What is the Matter? https://youtu.be/KFXxrARtIkc. I think the only Substack where I go into it is this: https://thirdparadigm.substack.com/p/forgiving-hitler. Okay, back to things coming up roses!
The roses are lovely. As for the essays - I get what she is saying, and it's true that occultism is being used by nefarious characters to lend power to their schemes - but I don't believe everything esoteric is inherently evil, just because 21st century American conservative Protestants aren't comfortable with it. In fact, I have read people who have studied divination and the like who AGREE with Crissi that there are dark powers trying to use any means to cement their position, and that good people who love this Creation are in a spiritual warfare with the technocrats, who HATE life, humanity, and power beyond their wickedness. As an old Southern Pentecostal friend once said to me, about allies in unexpected places - "well, the Lord did say 'I have sheep ye know not of'".