Very interesting topic. You cover so many interesting points. I will try to comment on few.
These topic everybody interprets through the prism of their believes and worldview.
Evil seent to be a built mechanism of our world. Main form of this evil seems to be in shape of oppression of stronger over weaker. However common sense good trumps it all the time.
Through out the history it took single charismatic passionate people to make real changes by winning peoples hearts and minds. People like MLK, Mahatma Ghandi were able to move people against oppression and real caused real changes.
Even religions at their core fought against oppression and made changes. It is people who come after end up changing core purpose of religions.
Lastly, moder form of human sacrifice is "collateral damage" in battles and wars, which seems to have become an acceptable norm.
You mentioned deism and that you don't adhere to any relgion. I didn't understand does that make you deist ?
I believe that FORCING other people is evil. It just has extremes.
I will sometimes say I am an atheist/deist. It seems a contradiction, but if you know why I say it then it actually is not. I explain that in the later half of this post.
Isn't Forcing an Oppression? To me the mean the same. I agree various levels and extremes of it.
Yea atheism and deism seems contradictory. Only form of their coexistance maybe I can think of denying God as creator of universe/nature and attribute universe/nature itself as God.
That aticle is old lol. I will read it later. Good talking.
IT seems contradictory until you read that older post. I explain it. No need to repeat a post here if I already explained it. :)
@dwinblood I read your athiest/deist post and now I have another folder in my bookmarks.
Yeah it seems a contradiction, but I think you get WHY I say it now. :)
But I already you you could think and reason for yourself. ;-)