Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

The crux of this particular argument resides on the crucial phrase "an absolute standard of good - which is God". The overall argument on Good and Evil being two ends of an axis and everything in between is actually older than the newer-religion triptych of Judaism-Christianity-Islam. The same debate has been endlessly replayed in Hinduism and formed two major philosophical streams called "a-dwaita" and dwaitha (or non-dual and dual natured). Adwaitha eventually sort of won out and in essence proposed the same concept being expressed here which is that Good and Evil are two sides of the same coin and that less good can be equated to more evil. There are a series of detailed explications of cases, exceptions etc etc which I wont go into here. The crucial difference is the firs tphrase which pointed out which is the whole tying in of absolute standard of good = God which fits in with the whole Christian doctrine of (pardon the phrase) deification of God. This clearly opens the door for relative morality, equating God-neutrality or athiesm into Satan worshipping or the negative of all that is holy in Christendom. The older adwaitha (which has had the advantage of festering in minds for a few thousand more years) ends up taking the gender-neutral approach that God encompasses all things which should include Evil as well. So its not Go(o)d fighting evil, but God encompasses all things which include good and evil where evil is the lack of good. Trying to anthropomorphize the Good aspect is where it leads to theological cesspools of boredom of the ilk "Why did an Omnipotent being allow Evil to be created in the first place"