As always trying to write fast, what as been in my mind for awhile. The problem is the meaning of "Good". Based on a quick poll on a Facebook group my initial belief was proved that inadvertently when we say "good" we mean beneficial to us personally or collectively.
However good is used as well on other situations when we describe an item. For example that is a good car, good computer, good road, good person etc. The primary meaning is still that of a benefit to us the item will provide us the most benefit. However there is another meaning more secondary of "good" when describing the item that the item is well made, reliable, appeasing form etc. It is good in it own right without any interaction.
I thought it will be useful to go and see where did "good" started.
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3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place,and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
11 Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
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Primary meaning of "good" here is that of a well made "thing" for lack of a better word, a creation.
So the light, the seas, the vegetation are the first three Things mentioned. So a well made inextinguishable thing is Good. I think this distinction is very important.
Some more to come as some other time :)
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