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And you missed my point. Since Satan isn't mentioned in any of the passages where God is described, it is possible and quite easy to conceive of God without any opposite; your bases of comparison are humans, who are not evil but are simply less good than God.
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Is it fair to compare the idealistic good and evil (God and Satan) in the metaphysical to what we can sense and judge empirically (i.e. humankind)? Abstractions to realities? My original point was that Satan was not so much a different and opposing God (creating a polytheism) but that he was an aspect of God which complements the whole. You DO make some interesting points of morality, though, as far as the "measuring stick" idea goes. Such as, "Why are some things considered evil in some societies while not in others?". Is it fair to judge those societies using OUR measuring system. Anyway, I have to refine/clarify my position and get back to you. This thread's taking an interesting turn.