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Put down your guard for a moment. It isn't the case that this Jew is 'out to get you'.

The Problem of Evil is a massive issue within theology, and it represents what is probably the greatest stumbling block for rational people who ultimately reject faith. Understanding evil is perhaps one of the most important things that anyone can learn in spiritual development and in an effort to improve their lives. Jordan Peterson seems to have become popular, at least in part, because of his insistence on addressing evil.

The wisdom contained in this single video is vast. It will require having some background in order for it to "hit", but I hope that it resonates with you and spurs your interest in wisdom you may have rejected on ethnic grounds. There is a great deal here which applies to the early parts of the biblical Genesis.

Skip to about 1:30 in the video to avoid the obnoxiously long intro sequence.

Put down your guard for a moment. It isn't the case that this Jew is 'out to get you'. The Problem of Evil is a massive issue within theology, and it represents what is probably the greatest stumbling block for rational people who ultimately reject faith. Understanding evil is perhaps one of the most important things that anyone can learn in spiritual development and in an effort to improve their lives. Jordan Peterson seems to have become popular, at least in part, because of his insistence on addressing evil. The wisdom contained in this single video is vast. It will require having some background in order for it to "hit", but I hope that it resonates with you and spurs your interest in wisdom you may have rejected on ethnic grounds. There is a great deal here which applies to the early parts of the biblical Genesis. Skip to about 1:30 in the video to avoid the obnoxiously long intro sequence.

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and this to me translates into "the cessation of will by God", namely the will to govern the universe as merely a self-configuration without internal modeling

Very interesting that you say this. I've recently taken to following an interpretation of the Book of Genesis that suggests that the corporeal world as we know it came about as a result of the Adamic fall.

@Chiro

The observable universe of life and science is a task taken up by "Satan" who oversees the "world" of cognition

Satan is called the Lord of this World, the Prince of Darkness. The spirit of the world and his spirit are the same.

I say sentience & perception self-actualize reality "to an extent" because the "full measure" of self-realization is the realization of the Absolute aka "Zen"

Yes. And what Catholics call salvation is, as you've noted, akin to Zen - and so even if we are all already self-actualized "to an extent", it is the "full measure" that some (many, in fact) eternally forsake. Their consequent suffering is a result of God willing them to be saved (God loving them), but their not willing to be saved. The first will is inclined as necessary (or "ceased amidst the domain of Satan", as you put it), but the second will is not properly inclined, i.e. it remains fixed on the world, not God. The reason this error can persist forever is that once a creature is ensnared by sin, has been deceived by the devil, the grace of God is required to lift them out of it. But fixed on the world so firmly as they are, they will never open themselves up to this grace.

So insofar as I am talking about the "full measure" of self-actualization when I speak of salvation (as the Church teaches, salvation is the vision of God, the Beatific Vision, and once fully possessed, it can never be lost), then indeed, it is possible for some to not obtain it.

Which renders our lives here and now profoundly significant, instead of basically meaningless.