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[Now, let us explore natural evil (what Schoonenberg calls “physical evil”) in terms of these interscoping nested forms, starting with the example of the cell.
On the lowest level, when inside versus outside2 slips into Nothingness1: death.
On the middle level, when metabolic pathways2 slip into biological constituents1: illness.
On the higher level, when homeostasis2 slips into the loss of coordination among organelles and receptors1: distress (or “cellular pain”).
This implies that natural evil corresponds to a spontaneous order slipping back into whatever it emerges from. The actuality is somehow challenged or compromised. The normal context cannot hold.]