Beyond Good & Evil.
There is no devil in european tradition.[1]The concept of good versus evil is ludicrous. It doesn't compute with reality at all. Nobody and nothing is either or. Nobody and nothing is the same for everybody or everything. Nobody and nothing is always the same.
If you take a look at the sun now, it lights up my world, but it can also blind me, right?[2]So, is it good or is it evil? Is it good because it lights up my world, or is it evil because it blinds me? It's neither, of course. The sun warms me, doesn't it? But it can also burn me. So, is the sun good for warming me, or is it evil for burning me? Sorry, it doesn't make any sense. Nature is not like that. These are human invented concepts that don't compute with reality.
And in the european tradition, a good force will only be good for a certain amount of time, or constructive for a certain amount of time, and then it has to be replaced by something else. Like the seasons: they are all good for something, but only for some time. Unless the seasons changes, every season is destructive. There is no good and evil in the european tradition, but we do have right and wrong, or good and bad. And anything that serves its purpose is good.[3]But when it no longer does, but continues to do so anyway, then it's bad, of course. And then it ends, or has to end.
Growing up is good, isn't it? But when you are adult, when you have reached a certain height, then you would like to stop growing. Then growing is no longer good, otherwise you would break your back in the end, because of gravity.
There is no devil in european tradition.[1]The concept of good versus evil is ludicrous. It doesn't compute with reality at all. Nobody and nothing is either or. Nobody and nothing is the same for everybody or everything. Nobody and nothing is always the same.
If you take a look at the sun now, it lights up my world, but it can also blind me, right?[2]So, is it good or is it evil? Is it good because it lights up my world, or is it evil because it blinds me? It's neither, of course. The sun warms me, doesn't it? But it can also burn me. So, is the sun good for warming me, or is it evil for burning me? Sorry, it doesn't make any sense. Nature is not like that. These are human invented concepts that don't compute with reality.
And in the european tradition, a good force will only be good for a certain amount of time, or constructive for a certain amount of time, and then it has to be replaced by something else. Like the seasons: they are all good for something, but only for some time. Unless the seasons changes, every season is destructive. There is no good and evil in the european tradition, but we do have right and wrong, or good and bad. And anything that serves its purpose is good.[3]But when it no longer does, but continues to do so anyway, then it's bad, of course. And then it ends, or has to end.
Growing up is good, isn't it? But when you are adult, when you have reached a certain height, then you would like to stop growing. Then growing is no longer good, otherwise you would break your back in the end, because of gravity.
The road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions
- No. Loki is not he "devil" of Scandinavia. Loki is the personified lightning.
He is therefore always chased by þorr (the thunder). - And it started to light up my world just after I adjusted the light settings on my camera.
Hence the over-exposure. - The annual Ragnarök, replacing all the deities, is a good thing.
All the forces of nature are ended, and then re-newed.
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A video about the European concept of good and bad, right and wrong, and how that works in reality.
Many neo-Pagans completely misunderstand this concept, and see this as an excuse to behave immorally, but in reality our forebears were very moral. In fa...