God, in evolution, needs conflict to become self-aware
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This argument is used in the debate Does God exist?.
This argument is an objection to There is too much suffering and injustice for there to be a god.
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This argument is used in the debate Does God exist?.This argument is an objection to There is too much suffering and injustice for there to be a god.
Summary
Here we find ourselves at odds with the traditional vision of God as the perfect, unchanging creator of the universe. We're even touching on heretical speculations, or at least those that run counter to the known teachings of religions. For psychoanalyst Carl-Gustav Jung, the Old Testament shows that the image of God changes and evolves. It's as if God himself were transforming and gradually acquiring a moral conscience. Evil and conflict are thus necessary, enabling God to overcome his anger and even become more conscious. This idea is found in the theosophist Jacob Boehme, who influenced Hegel.
Quotes from Jung and Boehme
Cf. Jung
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Objections
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A god described as omnipotent doesn't need anything to be able to do everything.
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It's all too easy to twist biblical accounts to cover up inconsistencies.
