Invoked as an insufficient answer when the problem is how to respond to evil's present-world victory rather than merely its final punishment.
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Judgment Day
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...this? And the answer isn't, oh, we'll just wait for God's judgment day."
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Jiang says the real condition Dante faces is historical chaos: when society becomes kill-or-be-killed, people are pushed into evil, the worst actors usually win in this world, and the urgent question becomes what response is possible now rather than after Judgment Day.
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"...this? And the answer isn't, oh, we'll just wait for God's judgment day."
"...that they believe that there is an end of the world, Judgment Day. And on Judgment Day, those who live the truth, Asha, will..."
"...these traditions, you have both the Zoroastrian tradition that believe in Judgment Day. You also have the Shia tradition, which believes in martyrdom. The..."
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