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by Greenleaf on January 17th, 2008

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Is Christianity the only religion that teaches the existence of good and evil? Do any other religions or spiritual modes have the idea that good and evil exist?

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  • by Greenleaf on January 17th, 2008

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    Buddhism seems to be more about awareness, consciousness, being with whatever is. There's not so much duality, "us vs. them", but a journey, many-fold paths to enlightenment. The main endeavor that goes on seems to be about relieving suffering. There doesn't seem to be much name-calling or labelling of things, and in fact, quite the opposite. Letting go of labels and seeing things as they are actually perceived around us.

    Nature American spirituality has elements, symbols, and spiritual icons that do some beneficial or hurtful things, but it doesn't seem like there's an embodiment of "evil" or a source of "goodness". It doesn't create a mighty struggle anywhere. There is good and bad medicine, but mostly just Spirit all around us. It seems more like fables that make people think about our relationships and interactions with Nature, people, and our environment.

    Hinduism has hundreds of icons and figures, a whole panopoly of gods, saints, or characters that represent almost every facet of human personality. There's a constant mingling of so many characters that you can find just about any quality you need for support, to worship or pray to. I can't find a clear notion of what "good" or "evil" are there, because every personality trait is used by some icon, and called upon whenever it's needed.

    Greek and Roman gods are much the same way.

    And most aboriginal spirituality is elemental, perceptions, fables and mythology not pushing a mission but exploring the world around us.

    Did the whole idea of good and evil first occur with Abrahamic religions?
    Is that the only place where good and evil exist, with sin, Satan, redemption, God, guilt, struggle, judgment, heaven and hell, etc.?

    I'm just learning, and should probably take a comparative religions class, but anyone have ideas about which religions define the existence of, and struggle between, good vs. evil?

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    • See: Zoroastrian Dualism - has good and evil, but none of the other elements

      Satan™ was a minor Jewish angel before the Christians got hold of him

      purplecows

      by purplecows on February 15th, 2012

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