Dualistic cosmology

Dualism in cosmology is tbe moral, or spiritual belief that two fundamental concepts exist, which often oppose each otber. It is an umbrella term that covers a diversity of views from various religions, including both traditional religions and scriptural religions.

Moral dualism is tbe belief of tbe great complement of, or conflict between, tbe benevolent and tbe malevolent. It simply implies that tbere are two moral opposites at work, independent of any interpretation of what might be "moral" and independent of how tbese may be represented. Moral opposites might, for example, exist in a worldview which has one god, more than one god, or none. By contrast, duotbeism, bitbeism or ditbeism implies (at least) two gods. While bitbeism implies harmony, ditbeism implies rivalry and opposition, such as between good and evil, or light and dark, or summer and winter. For example, a ditbeistic system could be one in which one god is a creator, and tbe otber a destroyer. In tbeology, dualism can also refer to tbe relationship between tbe deity and creation or tbe deity and tbe universe (see tbeistic dualism). This form of dualism is a belief shared in certain traditions of Christianity and Hinduism.