Now since God is himself the transcendent source of all being and since he is good, in a monotheistic system there are no evil agents that constitute a realm that opposes God as an equal rival.

因为上帝的力量超越万物,也因为他是上帝，在一神论体系中没有恶灵,能够形成一个可与他相抗衡的领域。

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So we see then that having knowledge of good and evil is no guarantee that one will choose or incline towards the good.

我们由可见对善恶的分辨能力,并不确保人会愿意或倾向于遵从上帝。

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No divine evil agents. Again, in the pagan worldview the primordial womb spawns all sorts of beings, all kinds of divinities, good and evil that are in equal strength.

没有带有灵力的邪恶化身，同时，在异教的世界观中,万物孕育于一个原始的发源地，所有的神，善神和恶神，都具有相同的能力。

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They're not wholly good, not wholly evil, and no one god's will is absolute.

他们不是完全的善良，也不是完全的邪恶，也没有一个神灵的意愿是绝对的。

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There's no such thing as an isolated evil; our deeds affect one another.

没有独立存在的罪恶;,罪孽是互相影响的。

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