Isolation, Community, and Otto

What is the first negative thing mentioned in the biblical story of Creation? Think about it for just a minute. The light, land and sea, plants and animals, day and night, and the creation of man are all described as good. But then, one thing in particular is not:

“The Lord God said, ‘it is not good for the man to be alone.’” –Genesis 2:18

This had never occurred to me until last year, when my frien…