The Specifics of Evil: Why Saving a Fallen World Requires Deep Understanding of What's Fallen
Introduction (Disclaimer: Since I have a wide Christian audience, for the purpose of this text I'm treating God and Jesus as the same person. Obviously, LDS believe Jesus is God's son. This shouldn't have too much effect on the premise of the blogpost.) The primary premise of the Christian faith is fascinating. We are sinners, and thus are not naturally worthy to be in the presence of a supremely benevolent being, our creator God. God's solution? Put himself in our shoes. That is what the atonement is, God experiencing our suffering, experiencing our sin. In order to save us, God had to learn what imperfection was like. He had to learn what our suffering was like. He had to take on every burden. This, supposedly, was the only way to redeem a fallen world. Whether God suffered that we all may be saved or not, our world is still a fallen one. Yes, for Christians, an eternal perspective is important. Preparation for the infinite life to come is doubtl