Chapter 2717
"Gnosticism?"
Hearing Nikita's assessment, Thomas was clearly taken aback. But he immediately recovered and shook his head repeatedly. "No, no, no. I'm not a follower of Gnosticism, nor do I believe that 'gnosis' can free us from ignorance and the present world. I merely think the concepts in the Gospel of Judas can help you understand our choices."
"For the greater good?" A strange expression appeared on the banshee's face.
Thomas corrected her seriously. "No, for a greater plan—God is omniscient and omnipotent, so evil exists because God has a greater plan. Within that plan, evil is a necessary condition for the existence of good, and doing evil is doing good. Of course, good at that level has already transcended the 'petty good' ordinary people imagine. It is the great good of the world..."
A few minutes ago, Zheng Qing had been left dumbfounded by Nikita's fallacious arguments, a chill running down his spine.
Now, after hearing Thomas's remarks, Zheng Qing suddenly felt that the banshee's talk of "eating people," "morality," and "blasphemy" no longer seemed quite so unacceptable.
Without comparison, there could be no compromise.
Just as when opening a window was refused, proposing to remove the roof would immediately get the window approved.
Thomas's outrageous theories had genuinely lowered Zheng Qing's estimate of the Dark Wizards' moral standards. So much so that, lying on the experiment table and watching Thomas and Nikita, he inexplicably felt that it made perfect sense for the two of them to have once been lovers.
Little Banshee, meanwhile, had none of the boy's worries.
Propping up her chin, she watched the two "divine lovers" chatting cheerfully, her eyes sparkling.
The pain from his wounds throbbed in pulses, stimulating the young wizard's nerves and keeping him from passing out completely. At some