When we think about gods, many of us picture beings of good, love, and light. But there's another side that often lurks in the shadows. We're talking about the evil gods. These dark deities form a chilling chapter in our world's mythologies. The Role of Evil Gods in Mythology Differe...
Far from denying the world, Luria's Kabbalah emphasises the role of human beings in tikkun olam, the repair or rectification of the world. The divine sparks that fell into the realm of the shells can be reconnected with the world of holiness; that which should not have been separated can...
Evil, in a large sense, may be described as the sum of the opposition, which experience shows to exist in the universe, to the desires and needs of individuals; whence arises, among human beings at least, the suffering in which life abounds. Thus evil, from the point of view of human...
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Evil is a ubiquitous, persistent problem that causes enormous human suffering. Although human beings have struggled with evil since the dawn of our species, we seem to be no nearer to ending it. In this book, Lionel Corbett describes the complexity of the problem of evil, as well as many ...
Mythology & Folklore This category analyzes the stories and legends that feature demons and other supernatural beings in different cultural contexts. It also investigates the sources, influences, and interpretations of these myths and folktales, as well as their connections to history, society, and ps...
According to the Christian view, the origin of evil is to be found in the world of angels. God created them in time immemorial, as personal and immaterial beings endowed with free will. They were created ex nihilo, the same way as the material universe, and thus have a nature different ...
Angel and devil. Modern angel and devil characters in vector Angel and devil. Devil with trident and a musical angel with guitar Angel and demon figures, celestial fantasy art, Stock Photo, Generative AI. Figures of an angel and a demon, representing celestial fantasy art, mythological beings,...
it is easy to see how and why real human beings might be tempted to imitate and participate in a scary phenomenon. In the 2016 clown wave, it was obvious that many of the “phantom clowns” were people, not mystery figures. Perhaps there is a bit of Trickster in all of us—something...
Once belief in God is entertained, an issue is likely to arise sooner or later, and sooner rather than later, which has to do with the existence of evil. It was raised in the sixth century bc by the Buddha in relation to the Hindu god Brahmā: