<s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 4 topics, 2 evergreens</em></s> #### <s class="topic-title">[[dualism]]</s> > [!wikipedia] [Cosmological dualism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dualism%20in%20cosmology) > > Dualism in [[cosmology]] or dualistic cosmology is the moral or spiritual belief that two fundamental concepts exist, which often oppose each other. It is an umbrella term that covers a diversity of views from various religions, including both traditional religions and scriptural religions. > > Moral dualism is the belief of the great complement of, or conflict between, the benevolent and the malevolent. It simply implies that there are two moral opposites at work, independent of any interpretation of what might be "moral" and independent of how these may be represented. Moral opposites might, for example, exist in a worldview that has one god, more than one god, or none. > By contrast, duotheism, bitheism or ditheism implies (at least) two gods. While bitheism implies harmony, ditheism implies rivalry and opposition, such as between good and evil, or light and dark, or summer and winter. For example, a ditheistic system could be one in which one god is a creator and the other a destroyer. > > In:: [[theology]], dualism can also refer to the relationship between the deity and creation or the deity and the universe (see theistic dualism). That form of dualism is a belief shared in certain traditions of [[Christianity]] and [[Hinduism]]. > > Alternatively, in ontological dualism, the world is divided into two overarching categories. The opposition and combination of the universe's two basic principles of yin and yang is a large part of Chinese philosophy, and is an important feature of [[Taoism]]. It is also discussed in Confucianism. > includes:: [[Zoroastrianism]] ##### ^dataviews > [!dataview]+ Related unlinked notes > > - [[Religion as a result of the battle between good and evil]] > [!dataview]- Other unlinked mentions > > - [[Syncretism]] > - [[monotheism]] > - [[Religion as an explanation of the origin of the universe]]