Inherent Evil

[Nils]

It is probably time to accept the assurance and confirmation of what we (we should after all know) were actually saying; this thread has dragged because of the refusal to do so.

Gwaihir,

I have supported my case with quotes from you, which you have not retracted. Yes, I believe this is well past the point of agreeing to disagree.


Keneldil the Polka-dot,

Another digression....does "good" really have any meaning without its opposite? No. What is light if there is no darkness? Before Eru allowed choices, there was only unity, no good or bad. Evil serves Eru's greater design because it owes its existance to his intention of free will.

Is light no longer light without darkness? If there is to be a perfect world, is no longer perfect because there is no evil?

I don't believe so.