Re: [RC] Defining Evil Re: Reflections on Reality

2018-02-04 Thread Billy Rojas
Ernie: Although I think I understand your sentiments, Re: Satan, be advised that you have no idea how real Satan is in my world, painfully real, literally real, beyond the least doubt. For me every day is part of a war against Satan. Regardless, you are correct that we all are sinners, we

Re: [RC] Defining Evil Re: Reflections on Reality

2018-02-04 Thread Centroids
Hi Billy, > > I mean, Ernie, the text could not possibly be more clear. > Oh, I fully believe in evil. As a charismatic I probably believe in Satan more than you do. :-) But I also believe that the Bible teaches *we* are evil. And that to defeat the Hitlers and Putin’s and Trumps of the

Re: [RC] Defining Evil Re: Reflections on Reality

2018-02-04 Thread Billy Rojas
From: Billy Rojas Sent: Sunday, February 4, 2018 1:42 AM To: Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community Cc: Billy Rojas Subject: Re: [RC] Defining Evil Re: Reflections on Reality Ernie: Fair question; I will give it a try. But it must be said

Re: [RC] Defining Evil Re: Reflections on Reality

2018-02-04 Thread Billy Rojas
Ernie: Fair question; I will give it a try. But it must be said that your 3 -part 'definition' of evil mystifies me. It is an abstraction that, as I see it, misses the character of actual evil. I start with the treatment of evil in the Bible. It is concrete, it is vivid, it cites specifics,

RE: [RC] Amazon Health >>> Reflactions on Reality

2018-02-04 Thread Chris Hahn
Billy, Excellent reflection on evil. Indeed, a world with out evil is impossible, thanks to the fall in the Garden. Nevertheless, there is a lot of good in the world. I like to think that the balance is shifting in favor of good, over time. But the darkness that has accompanied the