Re: The Fallacy of Good vs. Evil: Christianity is inherently flawed
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That's why philosophers and true theologians define evil as the absence of good where the good ought to be. Evil is not an entity in and of itself, but a misuse of anything that is good, drawing it away from its appropriate end. Your last paragraph draws out the correct conclusion.
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I agree with you that most theologians define evil as the absence of good, (they typically use the dark/light analogy), but I hope most 'good' philosophers wouldn't make such a silly claim.
See if good is a ONE, and if evil is the ABSENCE of good, then it is no longer a part of that one, and thus becomes a two. I would hope that most 'good' philosophers would grasp this concept.
Good post.
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