Sentence examples for evil matter from inspiring English sources
Whatever its details, the essential theme of this mythology remains constant: the soul is fallen, entangled with evil matter, and then liberated by the spirit or nous.
The features of Israelite religion, for example, are often compared to those of other ancient Middle Eastern religions, while early Christianity may be examined in comparison to Gnosticism, an esoteric religious philosophy based on the absolute dualism of evil matter and good spirit that was popular in the 1st and 2nd centuries.
It is important to note that this was not a gnostic system, like those that flourished in the Middle East during the early centuries of the Common Era, as there was no myth of evil matter coming into being through the corruption and fall of a spiritual being.
Of course the requirements of the censorship boards and the basic rules of the star system prevent her from being truly evil, no matter how slowly and provocatively she may remove her long black gloves.
But Lowry's son Grey was an Air Force pilot who died while on active duty, and so Lowry also understands — and imbues her book with — the great capacity of youth to believe in transforming the world, in sacrificing for a greater good, in defeating evil — no matter the cost.
In several dialogues she argues that certain actions are patently evil, no matter how popular they are in particular cultures or governments.
Yet on many points, he is very critical of Plotinus, pointing to contradictions, rejecting provocative views such as the thesis that One is cause of itself (causa sui), the doctrine of the undescended soul, or the identification of evil with matter.
I believe that slavery has always been evil, no matter which sacred text endorses it.
By addressing the fears, we can form alliances to reject evil, no matter what direction the perpetrators pray.
That defeat meant that evil, no matter how powerful, could no longer trump God's loving power.
There were no guarantees involved: it was a leap of faith whose only comfort was knowing that to betray their country was evil, no matter what might befall them personally as a result.
