Comment by skissane
2 years ago
> You are correct, but you are also ignoring the fact that we are no longer living in ancient greek time.
Even today, people still read and are influenced by Plato and Aristotle.
> I did not claim that Christianity invented good & evil. I claimed that it is a central concept in Christianity.
You claimed you don’t believe in evil because you are not a Christian. Not being a Christian and not believing in evil have little connection with each other, given billions of non-Christians believe in evil.
> Your way of reasoning here is often referred to as a straw mans argument.
You argument was too unclear to strawman.
In my part of the world, christianity has dominated for 1000+ years. There are no influences from eastern religion or Plato or whatever. I suspect the same is true in your part of the world.
Christian theology is heavily influenced by Plato and especially Aristotle, so what you wrote is self-contradictory.
I don't know where you live but it's almost impossible to overstate the significance of Plato on Western thought.
You do realize there was a great deal of Ancient Greek influence on Christianity?