God and the Devil the Forever Quandary
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So, the 'GOD' of all brought forth perfction within his creation, for he is perfect. His followers, those of whatever god dominant religion someone might chose to embrace, praise him, worship him and pray to him.
When do they ever consider in the course of their faith, though the books they quote from, the Devil and his existence? He is written of within those texts.
The simple spiritual logic of an omnipotent God who brought forth all in existence, would mean he concieved of the Devil as well.
So, we consider the 'free will' of man when it comes to the 'evil' one known as Satan. Even then, there is found a flawed god, for if we as humanity brought forth evil without his knowledge or consent, his power over all is far less than is touted by his followers. Either way, HE is lessened, though logic and truth.
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The child who lives with me made me aware of the fact that ancient mythology had the goddess Hela..ruling the underworld...along with a snake named..Sir...(these spellings may be incorrect as I have not studied this) There was also a tree like the one in the Garden of Eden. Is it possible that Christianity took these symbols to appease the followers of this mythology? In ancient mythologies..the underworld is not a place where people reside forever. Like Persephone...they are allowed to leave after a period of time. Only in Christianity are they forever doomed. In order to accept the idea of a deity...I had to change my concepts..for a god that did not see women as equals to men was abbhorent to me. Coupled with the Old Testament violence..I could not accept the dominant principles. I began to see parallels between the imagery in the Bible and that in ancient mythological stories. As the latter came first...the Biblical imagery must have been taken from these....The old goddess religions speak of a world where nature is dominant and worshipped as such. Pagans were castigated in the Bible for this...and yet the beauty of nature is God's masterpiece. So we are left with two opposing viewpoints...male and female...again and this may be why Eve was portrayed as Evil..notice the similarities in words? For she represented both nature and sexual freedom. She wanted knowledge and it was kept from her...just as it has been from women up until the last century. My own belief is that the true God has been misrepresented and interpreted in a dabolical context...for destroying one's creation based upon nuance would not only be frivolous but a waste of talent. Although Evil certainly exists...I believe that Satan was a construction to frighten people into compliance. He was an extension of the snake imagery from early myth and Hell ...a holdover from Hela Goddess of the underworld.
Thank you for stimulating these thoughts with your essay. I will go check the spellings of my characters..:)
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Thank you Nika7! It is so nice to connect with someone with a similar consideration of a spiritual nature. My main 'goal' in much of what I write, is to have people who are searching for a spiritual space to re-think what has been taught by the 'god-dominant' religions of the world. I myself use the term 'Source' instead of god. It is used to describe living energy, which I believe is real. Known within the human body, it has been called 'soul', that which is of continuance. And most importantly, the soul is of equality,for it is the same energy found within both men and women. Thanks again for your response, it is very appreciated...
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