Harari — “So, monotheism explains order, but is mystified by…”

Source: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind — Yuval Noah Harari

Book page: harari-sapiens

From: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind — Quotes

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So, monotheism explains order, but is mystified by evil. Dualism explains evil, but is puzzled by order. There is one logical way of solving the riddle: to argue that there is a single omnipotent God who created the entire universe – and He’s evil. But nobody in history has had the stomach for such a belief.