The opening sentence of this paragraph presents the reader with a very challenging paradox. Mr. Fillmore first states "God KNOWS that there is a great negative..." Then, in the same sentence, "He (God) IS NOT CONSCIOUS of its existence." The big question is: How can we say that God KNOWS something and then say He IS NOT CONSCIOUS of that same thing? Unity teaches that God is Omniscience, which means all-knowing. All consciousness is contained within Omniscience. So we cannot say that any sort of knowledge can be lacking in God's consciousness. Another way of stating the idea Mr. Fillmore had in mind might be thus: God knows of the existence of the negative, but GOD DOES NOT REACT TO ITS EXISTENCE BY CHANGING IN ANY WAY. God remains the absolute good, the one presence and power. God is in no way affected or influenced by the existing negativity manifested through us. Ed Rabel, Metaphysics 1, The Problem of Evil, Evil: Absolute vs. Relative"
The opening sentence of this paragraph presents the reader with a very challenging paradox. Mr. Fillmore first states "God KNOWS that there is a great negative..." Then, in the same sentence, "He (God) IS NOT CONSCIOUS of its existence." The big question is: How can we say that God KNOWS something and then say He IS NOT CONSCIOUS of that same thing? Unity teaches that God is Omniscience, which means all-knowing. All consciousness is contained within Omniscience. So we cannot say that any sort of knowledge can be lacking in God's consciousness. Another way of stating the idea Mr. Fillmore had in mind might be thus: God knows of the existence of the negative, but GOD DOES NOT REACT TO ITS EXISTENCE BY CHANGING IN ANY WAY. God remains the absolute good, the one presence and power. God is in no way affected or influenced by the existing negativity manifested through us. Ed Rabel, Metaphysics 1, The Problem of Evil, Evil: Absolute vs. Relative"