(May 22, 2015 at 10:34 pm)Lek Wrote:(May 22, 2015 at 1:23 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: Surely an omnipotent god who is alleged to be good could alleviate suffering and do away with evil.
As I pointed out earlier, we purposely bring children into this world knowing that they will suffer. We could use birth control, and still have our sexual pleasure, without purposely bringing poor little children into this world of suffering, but we know that there are a lot of worthwhile and enjoyable experiences here and good reasons to be living here. God also gave us the power and the freedom of choice to make the world a better place. If we truly loved our neighbors as Jesus told us to do, we could alleviate hunger and much disease and suffering, but too many of us don't love our neighbors. That's the way God made it to be. I don't worry about why he made it this way. I'm just confidently living my life under his guidance, knowing that this is just a blip on the screen.
But why would a Christian bring children into this world knowing that they will suffer? The world is the same place for atheists and Christians. Perhaps I missed it but did someone claim that the world was mainly a place of suffering? So far my life has been overall happy. There have been some amazing highs and some deep lows but for the most part, my life has been good. I expect that my children will have similar lives but not being all knowing, I can't say for certain. If I have the resources, why wouldn't I have children?
There is a lot in the bible about helping the poor. Even the Old Testament talks harshly of wealthy people who don't take care of those in needs. Many Christians ignore these passages while focusing on very negative versus. My guess is that it is easier to judge and hate than to take the time to help someone.
