That's one reason I could not carry on with Christianity as well (though I was never particularly convinced by it, so it wasn't a big step to step away).

Nock's comment, then, does strengthen my willingness to run with the idea.

I am careful to not equate mortal aspects with evil - the mortal and irrational may be self-serving and convinced of its own discreteness and importance, but evil? No, not as we use the word generally. That makes as much sense as saying inhalation (of divinely proffered air) is good and exhalation (of the used-up-ness particular to the individual) is evil. Seems unproductive, and conducive to setting people up for failure when two parts of themselves are pitted against each other.

That the personality needs work, I will not argue, but to judge it as inferior seems ludicrous. It has its limitations, they can be accepted and transformed.