Debunking Christianity? It's actually quite as simple as asking "why?"

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The God of Darkness/God of Light dualism is a feature of the early Gnostic Christian sects. I know the poster probably wasn't referring to it, but I couldn't resist.

Indeed,and is central tenet of Zoroastrianism which predates Christianity by at least 500 years... Christianity DID indeed invent the popular view of evil and the devil.This was achieved by the simple expedient of demonising opposing beliefs and their gods. Well, the one's they couldn't assimilate,such as various mother goddesses.* EG the harmless wood nymph,Pan, became the horned,cloven footed devil.

So far I have yet to discover a single,absolute,universal moral imperative. I am unable to believe in evil as an objective reality any more than I am able to believe in gods. For the same reason;no credible evidence.


*essentially the origin of the Marian cult and the reason for its continuing popularity. Christianity hast no female deity, so worshhips one sneakily as the Virgin.
Reference "Alone Of All Her Sex;The Myth And Cult of the Virgin Mary" by Marina Warner..

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Basic Zoroastrian beliefs: (some things have a certain familiarity to anyone brought in one of the Abrahamic faiths)

Zoroastrians believe that there is one universal and transcendent God, Ahura Mazda. He is said to be the one uncreated Creator to whom all worship is ultimately directed.[6] Ahura Mazda's creation—evident as asha, truth and order—is the antithesis of chaos, which is evident as druj, falsehood and disorder. The resulting conflict involves the entire universe, including humanity, which has an active role to play in the conflict.[6]

The religion states that active participation in life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. This active participation is a central element in Zoroaster's concept of free will, and Zoroastrianism rejects all forms of monasticism. Ahura Mazda will ultimately prevail over the evil Angra Mainyu or Ahriman, at which point the universe will undergo a cosmic renovation and time will end. In the final renovation, all of creation—even the souls of the dead that were initially banished to "darkness"—will be reunited in Ahura Mazda, returning to life in the undead form. At the end of time, a savior-figure (a Saoshyant) will bring about a final renovation of the world (frasho.kereti), in which the dead will be revived.[6]

In Zoroastrian tradition, the malevolent is represented by Angra Mainyu (also referred to as "Ahriman"), the "Destructive Principle", while the benevolent is represented through Ahura Mazda's Spenta Mainyu, the instrument or "Bounteous Principle" of the act of creation. It is through Spenta Mainyu that transcendental Ahura Mazda is immanent in humankind, and through which the Creator interacts with the world. According to Zoroastrian cosmology, in articulating the Ahuna Vairya formula, Ahura Mazda made His ultimate triumph evident to Angra Mainyu. As expressions and aspects of Creation, Ahura Mazda emanated the Amesha Spentas ("Bounteous Immortals"), that are each the hypostasis and representative of one aspect of that Creation. These Amesha Spenta are in turn assisted by a league of lesser principles, the Yazatas, each "Worthy of Worship" and each again a hypostasis of a moral or physical aspect of creation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism