Motif
Problem of evil under one almighty agent
problem_of_evil_under_one_almighty_agent
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Cosmos and Cosmology. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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sufi
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The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYYAM / TRANSLATED BY / E.H. WHINFIELD, M.A. / INTRODUCTION; lines 5440-5520 confidence: high
The passage says the overwhelming sense of almighty power leaves no room for Nature, human will, chance, or Ahriman to bear responsibility for evils; the Only Real Agent must answer for all.
The passage repeatedly frames evil, suffering, injustice, storms, earthquakes, and human wrongdoing as problems arising under the doctrine of an all-powerful sole divine agent.
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