The Problem of Evil

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Dr. Stephen Tyman joins Jeremy for a conversation about the problem of evil and its relationship to the Confederation's concept of polarized seeking. Steve gives an introduction to how evil has been historically regarded, ranging from a notion of evil as a mere absence of good to the idea of evil as a positive value diametrically opposed to good. They analyze the character and recognizable traits of service-to-self other selves in psychological, spiritual, political, and philosophical aspects, including how service-to-others seekers might relate to those of the opposite polarity.

Apologies for the diminished audio quality. There's also loud noise that interrupts us around the 58:00 mark, that's the context for our pause and joke about humility and patience.

Show Notes

• The Concept of Evil (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
• The Problem of Evil (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
• Ra on Himmler and separation of self from self (36.14)
• David Graeber on Imaginative Labor (The Utopia of Rules, 2015 Melville House)
• Ra on inter-polarity conflict in fourth density (Session 25, Question 5)
• Hatonn on service-to-self resistance to positive service (April 23, 2023)
• Subscribe to the Other Selves Working Group newsletter (Substack)