[Michael-jeckson2]

one way i can think of to reconcile this problem is removing the labels of "positive" and "negative." i don't believe anything is innately positive or negative. that's definitely open to debate.

even if we do allow positive and negative labels, how do we know something is truly negative. surely, at first the war that broke out between russia and georgia seemed a negative thing that would lead us to wwiii. but now that we are almost 2 months removed from the conflict, it looks as though it could be a "positive war." and what will people think 200 years from now? when will we have a wide enough scope to judge accurately?

let's explore your child molester example. let me start by stating the obvious, i do not support or advocate molestation of children. is molestation good or bad? or good and bad? it could be good because the child molester is caught and put in jail where he/she is rehabilitated, but also bad because someone was violated.

but even the idea of someone's free will being violated doesn't sit right with me. do we not agree to go through experiences with each other before we incarnate? so many questions...waiting to remember the answers.

dave