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To: mark silvers who wrote (27380)	10/1/1999 8:55:00 PM
From: Machaon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 39621

<< It is hard to appreciate beauty without the corresponding lack of it. >> I grew up in a very sheltered and safe environment. I didn't realize that there were rotten people in the world until I was in my late teens. But, without knowing "evil", I really enjoyed my childhood and appreciated everything that was beautiful. You don't need to know rotten food to have your favorite foods. << As far as the concept of "evil souls in heaven", so what? >> So what? How do you feel about "evil souls on Earth"? << It is my personal belief that all souls eventually reunite with God. >> It is my personal belief that so many evil souls have been forgiven by misguided theists, that Heaven is not only full of evil souls, it is being run by them. That is probably why evil thrives so much here on Earth. "Good" no longer has it's protector. << If God is the embodiment of unconditional love(which I believe) why is it impossible for God to rehabilitate the most misguided of souls? >> If God were to rehabilitate evil souls, that would mean that "free will" does not exist in Heaven. Thus, in Heaven all souls would be puppets on a string. << Is it too big of a job for God? >> Is it too big of a job for God to rehabilitate evil souls here on Earth, before they get to Heaven? Why would God only want to control soul's minds in Heaven? << Is God to be more concerned with eternal retribution or rehabilitation through love? >> God should be concerned with love AND with justice.