The Creator-salvation Dilemma (csd)
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: This manuscript specifies the proposed THE CREATOR-SALVATION DILEMMA (CSD) as a conceptually bounded framework containing exactly two primary analytical branches. The first, the Relational Exclusion Paradox, examines a possible tension between an expected relationship or refuge and a constraint placed on a particular path associated with that relationship. The second, the Recursive Suffering Parador, examines a possible tension between expected relief and a consequence represented within a relevant belief system as involving further suffering. The term recursive is used initially as a conceptual label, not as a claim that a formally defined recursive process has been demonstrated.The framework is examined through ontological, philosophical, epistemological, theological, systems-theoretic, mathematical, and cybernetic perspectives. A three-part analytical protocol is specified for each layer: default-mechanism extraction, generalized-principle formulation, and extreme-condition analysis. A minimal system tuple is introduced to organize states, paths, goals, constraints, transitions, and outcomes. The two branches are kept logically distinct unless an explicit coupling condition is established. The manuscript also distinguishes conceptual consistency from empirical support, theological acceptance, mathematical derivability, and claims of novelty.No resolution, practical recommendation, or method for removing either tension is proposed. The paper does not establish that either branch is unavoidable, that the theological assumptions underlying the case are universally accepted, or that the proposed framework is a new universal law. Its principal contribution at this stage is a structured specification of the questions, definitions, assumptions, and validation requirements needed for subsequent critical assessment.
Author: Shan, Shamiul Hoque
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7223698991