The soul, suffering, healing, learning, and spirituality [Night Shift split]

I think this would quite the leap in assumptions though, that all evil can be explained away because this world is essentially "virtual" in that it has no real consequences within it?

There is no such thing as objective evil as religions claim... but subjective evils are very real, as they relate to individuals who are directly affected one way or another. But it is only evil if it is identified by the individual being harmed, as that is how subjectivity is, after all...

This world can be "virtual" in one sense, but very real in another ~ as the consequences for the incarnate entity are very real ones, given the intimacy between mind and body. Unlike video games, the player for this game feels every ache, pain and blow... but also every pleasure, every calm, every thought, decision. Because it's far more than just a video game or play ~ part of a soul is literally within the game. And it's a very serious game, at that.

There must be real consequences for there to be any real spiritual growth for the soul, after all. Even if the soul itself isn't meaningfully affected by any injuries its incarnate aspect suffers. But it may choose to carry on wounds from previous incarnations... in the form of birthmarks or biological defects.