Why "mysterious ways" don't matter.

[Chad32]

Many of the issues with the "problem of evil" and "mysterious ways" would disappear if God were not considered infallible, omniscient or omnipotent. Since the bible represents the only "evidence" for the veracity of a Christian's claims, how much emphasis is placed on the infallibility of God? How does this differ between the Old and New Testament? They're genuine questions by the way.

Yeah, I think claiming he's omnipotent/present/scient hindered more than helped. I get that they wanted their god to seem more powerful than any other god, but if you claim perfection then that means every little stumble is noticed all that much more.

You can't cut him slack for outdated beliefs because of this claim of perfection, so you have to bring it up.