1. Do you think that conflict/contrast/opposition is a part of God? On the one hand of course obviously not, right, God=unity. On the other hand, a sort of fundamental part of our understanding of our purpose here is that there's opposition in all things, right? Good exists only where evil exists? And God exists but so does evil in some form. And they're co-existent. The more I learn/think about patriarchy, though, and the problems that spring from opposition the more I wonder whether opposition is the driving potentially creative force I thought it was. Or if it's just the way our Judeo-Christian heritage teaches us to see conflict and, ultimately, God.
2. When we first met, did you think I hated you?
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Two Questions: balance
Posted by Kjerstin Evans Ballard at 4:45 PM
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Hi! I just recently started reading your blog.
1. I suppose my answer would depend on the definition of opposition and whether this opposition simply exists or if it is created by God. I think God works within certain laws that include opposition - both physical laws like gravity and what we call Newton's laws, and spiritual laws that include working with spirits who have agency and choose to act against God's will. I suppose it would also depend on our definition of evil, because is evil something that is fundamentally bad, or is it anything that is in opposition to God's will which we then call bad? Interesting question. I certainly don't have a real answer.
2. I did not think that you hated me, though I remember after the GSA picnic you told me that you thought we will either end up friends or hating each other, and I wasn't sure why we would ever have to hate each other :)
1).....um, this is not my area of expertise at all, but I have a thought. Maybe we perceive opposition now, but with divine knowledge it evaporates?
2) The first time we "met" you were frantically trying to pull off (which of course you did) an incredibly tasty dinner with Alea. Thus we didn't have a lot of interaction, but from the limited interaction we did have that night, I didn't sense any hostility. When we met again for real I got the impression you were wary of my being. So not "hate" exactly, but a wariness, an "I've got my eye on you" type attitude. As well you should have
1. I don't think that God is a contradiction. While good and evil definitely exist, there seems to be something above--or at least apart from--them that claims evil is bad and good is, well, good. I think that something is God.
2. I never once thought you hated me. I did, however, think you were way too cool for me. Thanks for being my friend anyway.
1. Yes. But then I think God contains multitudes. And, that God is still learning and facing opposition from natural laws (like, he still gets to learn stuff, which for me is very, very awesome).
2. I didn't think you hated me. I thought you were too cool, smart and interesting for me.
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Nnope.
I'm always so worried about whether or not other people think I hate them that I don't think about whether or not they hate me. I might have thought you thought I hated you, but I'm kind of thinking not.
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