An antithesis is used to create a stark contrast using two divergent elements that come together to create one uniform whole. An antithesis plays with opposites to create one vivid picture. The purpose is to give a greater insight into the subject.
When El and Tom were walking on the planet, investigating the evil of mankind, I had a choice: I could do my best to describe a horrible world knowing that someone would come along and outdo me, or I could downplay the evil hoping the reader would say, “Ya, but it is far worse today.” I chose the latter.
I do not regret the decision to downplay ‘Evil’. Today, already, evil has outpaced anything I could have invented. Actually, we fall so far from God’s glory and holiness that we really have no idea what it means to be holy, or what it means to be Godlike:
“We stayed on the planet for several weeks, visiting multiple
towns every day. Traveling to the north, we visited where mam-
moths live off wild berries. Traveling south, we visited penguins
and other animals in the wilderness. In between, there were towns.
All across the world, there were towns. We saw the arid places and
the jungles. We visited numerous villages and cities. We saw how
humanity had populated the world. Everywhere we went, there
were people. We were mistreated and lied to. They robbed us,
threatened us, and beat us. We saw wars, famines, slavery, and all
sorts of abuses. I witnessed so many tragedies and so much violence
that I lost track of it all. I had never imagined such evil—not even
Satan had thought of these horrors during the Great Rebellion.
“After a few months of this, I turned to El and asked, ‘Sir? How
can I report this? It’s too brutal.’
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