My children smile when we watch Studio Gibli films together, and I invariably comment on the 'Buddhist' philosophy depicted in the stories. A classic is Spirited Away, where evil and destructive demons just have goodness trying to get out of them, as some balance is restored.
We are aware of the two opposing philosophies in East and West. The West castes 'Good' against 'Evil' where nair the twain shall meet. The East sees good and bad, as two sides of the same coin, (co-dependent).
I am interested by evolutionary theory which sees deceit, and cunning as integral to the evolution and development of brain capacity. Evolutionary 'forces' from a anthropomorphic perspective, appear to be morally very suspect. Viruses can bring good, but largely bring destruction to man and beast, yet are thought of as the building blocks of life itself. Could evil be working in partnership with good?
We are left with a world were suffering is as neatly intertwined into the fabric of existence and joy.
If our Creator has a heaven planned for his/her creation, for which I hope, why couldn't it have been in place for the first round, not the second? Perhaps the first round is necessary in order to create the second? A co-dependent balance?
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