(September 28, 2017 at 9:47 am)Lutrinae Wrote: This is purely from a fictional, metaphorical viewpoint.
I have read lots of books, seen lots of movies, seen lots of television shows in my lifetime.
Take the bible, for starters. God, the force of good and his creation, could be considered his son, the devil as force of evil.
Now onto Star Wars. Luke Skywalker, the force of good while Darth Vader, the father, is the force of evil.
Now onto the television show "Lucifer". God, the force of good. Lucifer, the son, the force of evil. Lucifer's mother, God's wife, also somewhat a force of evil.
The television show "Supernatural". God, the force of good. Darkness, God's sister, the force of evil.
Stephen King's "The Shining". The force of good in the young son. The force of evil being the father.
I suppose we choose the familial connection for good and evil as it resonates more with us in how we personally relate to our own families, unless one is of the rare statistic of having been part of the "perfect" family.
I don't think you need to put reality in terms of metaphor or philosophy.
Humans do chalk good and evil to mythology, superstition and sky heros. But good and evil are not explained with those things.
Humans see good as that which benefits and evil as that which harms. But those things are highly subjective to point of view.
"Good vs evil" as motifs exist in fiction too.
Star Wars, is very religiously themed even though fiction. Instead of your God of Abraham, you have the superstition of a invisible force that has a dark side and a good side, which manifests into hero vs villain in Yoda and Obi Wan and Skywalker vs the evil of the Emperor and Darth Vader.
Good vs evil is really nothing more than our species reflection of desiring to continue. It is a reflection of our evolutionary survival.
Religion works from the idea of the same principle of pop media fiction. You cant have a hero without a villain.