Xianity seems to fallback upon God/Devil as the primary polar dynamic of prinicipality.
Not really, no. And here's why. Acording to Christian beliefs, God created the devil. That's it. For all the other sets of "opposites" they are equally naturally occuring, for the most part. But for Christians, believing that God created the devil always puts God above the devil.
Now, that's not the same thing as saying that God created evil. God/Devil is not synonomous to good/evil. The secular thinker can postulate that good/evil (two equal, naturally occuring qualities IMHO) have always existed. But you can't couch the God/Devil discussion in the same language and context.
(and don't even get me started on your use of "X", the negative element, the symbol for nothingness, to replace "Christ". ARGH! Sorry, that's just my pet peeve. It's like a straight asshole thinking he can use the word "fag" or "queer" to mean "gay.")
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Date: 2006-08-30 04:55 pm (UTC)Not really, no. And here's why. Acording to Christian beliefs, God created the devil. That's it. For all the other sets of "opposites" they are equally naturally occuring, for the most part. But for Christians, believing that God created the devil always puts God above the devil.
Now, that's not the same thing as saying that God created evil. God/Devil is not synonomous to good/evil. The secular thinker can postulate that good/evil (two equal, naturally occuring qualities IMHO) have always existed. But you can't couch the God/Devil discussion in the same language and context.
(and don't even get me started on your use of "X", the negative element, the symbol for nothingness, to replace "Christ". ARGH! Sorry, that's just my pet peeve. It's like a straight asshole thinking he can use the word "fag" or "queer" to mean "gay.")