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The existence of evil is perhaps the most compelling case for the existence of God. This is because once evil is seen for what it is, its opposite is easily understood by the mind of the individual, who then naturally opposes the evil. The reason evil exists is because of the self-generative freedom of the universe. The balance of opposites is part of a divine unity. Evil is the absence of God in man's hearts. As Jordan B. Peterson wrote in his book at the end of 1999 - in this most cruel and bloodthirsty of centuries, we are in danger of not only failing to understand evil, but of denying its very existence.
He says in a more recent book: the theme of shadow-within-hero is very well developed in the Batman film series, particularly in the Dark Knight, in which the Joker, Batman's archnemesis, continuously tempts Batman to adopt his own dark and anarchically destructive attitude...
The typical atheist falls prey to a type of logic that resides in reality. A logic that makes them oblivious to the reality of evil. They unwittingly embrace the mundane objects surrounding them and completely dismiss the existence of evil and the supernatural as mere childish stories best left to the imagination. This is a foolish belief without equal. An unfortunate consequence of the lack of exposure to the dreaded unknown.
He says in a more recent book: the theme of shadow-within-hero is very well developed in the Batman film series, particularly in the Dark Knight, in which the Joker, Batman's archnemesis, continuously tempts Batman to adopt his own dark and anarchically destructive attitude...
The typical atheist falls prey to a type of logic that resides in reality. A logic that makes them oblivious to the reality of evil. They unwittingly embrace the mundane objects surrounding them and completely dismiss the existence of evil and the supernatural as mere childish stories best left to the imagination. This is a foolish belief without equal. An unfortunate consequence of the lack of exposure to the dreaded unknown.