The Creator’s “Inability” To Act On His Creation
Having encountered a similar “theology” in Donaldson’s Covenant series, I have been quite curious why the Creator can’t act on His own world. It didn’t seem to make sense, except as a plot device.
RJ answered this question. His thesis was this: A perfect Creator should create a perfect creation. To act, miraculously or no, on this world, would be tantamount to acknowledging imperfection in Himself. So, when humanity screwed things up, they’ve been left on their own to “patch” things up. :-)
This sheds a LOT of light on some things in Randland. First, there will not be any final expiation of evil (i.e. Book of Revelation in Christianity). What we have is an infinite cycle (“Wheel”) of the struggle of light and darkness. The best to be hoped for is an eternal balance, rather than some final, complete victory (for good). This bothers me on several fronts, not the least that evil can win and good can’t.
Also note that this really helps explain Fel’s ramblings in Lord of Chaos . The sealing, Bore and all that will just cycle endlessly.
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