I poise a question.

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I understand what you mean FiniteImmortal.

Shouldn't you be arguing with him, since he claims evil has no existence beyond being the absence of good,

Why would I argue with him? He is correct and that's why I agreed with his point.

...and you've claimed in another threat that the bible states evil has a separate existence outside of god?

False. I see you haven't learned how to use the quote function when it comes to misrepresenting my position.

Go back and read that thread again and try to learn something about the ONTOLOGICAL existence of evil which is NOT a creation of God but which arises philosophically and consists in the thoughts/actions of those who think and do evil which is OTHER than the "good".

Here's a little koan to help you get a grip on this.
"Does nothing exist?"
... or is it merely the incidental word we use as an ontological idea.

I'm surprised non-stamp collectors...err...I mean atheists have difficulty with this.