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Problem of evil
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Problem of evil
December 20, 2013 at 4:05 pm
The arguments I begin to hear all the time from agnostics is that god is too great to give a shit about our suffering. How does that work out?
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RE: Problem of evil
December 20, 2013 at 4:08 pm
It works out about the same as if god isn't.
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RE: Problem of evil
December 20, 2013 at 4:29 pm
That or perspective. We don't really give a shit about a bacterium's perspective of evil. Same kinda thing.
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RE: Problem of evil
December 20, 2013 at 4:31 pm
(December 20, 2013 at 4:29 pm)houseofcantor Wrote: That or perspective. We don't really give a shit about a bacterium's perspective of evil. Same kinda thing.

Doesn't work because god is omnipresent, he created us(we didn't create bacteria). He is omniscient. He could design world other way.
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RE: Problem of evil
December 20, 2013 at 4:36 pm
Evil = human
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RE: Problem of evil
December 20, 2013 at 4:38 pm
(December 20, 2013 at 4:36 pm)Yael Wrote: Evil = human

LOL and who created humans according to religion Wink
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RE: Problem of evil
December 20, 2013 at 4:44 pm
(December 20, 2013 at 4:31 pm)feeling Wrote:
(December 20, 2013 at 4:29 pm)houseofcantor Wrote: That or perspective. We don't really give a shit about a bacterium's perspective of evil. Same kinda thing.

Doesn't work because god is omnipresent, he created us(we didn't create bacteria). He is omniscient. He could design world other way.

You're stupid. Big Grin

I don't know, I'm not really arguing this shit; however, I fail to understand your objection. People create shit in the lab, or saturate monkeys with perfume; all for a "purpose" beyond the scope of the experimentee.
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RE: Problem of evil
December 20, 2013 at 4:50 pm
(December 20, 2013 at 4:44 pm)houseofcantor Wrote:
(December 20, 2013 at 4:31 pm)feeling Wrote: Doesn't work because god is omnipresent, he created us(we didn't create bacteria). He is omniscient. He could design world other way.

You're stupid. Big Grin

I don't know, I'm not really arguing this shit; however, I fail to understand your objection. People create shit in the lab, or saturate monkeys with perfume; all for a "purpose" beyond the scope of the experimentee.

So god is experimenting on us? He doesn't need to if he is omniscient and we are not(people do shit in lab to find more about the world). And we are not omnipotent either so we can't control all the suffering.
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RE: Problem of evil
December 20, 2013 at 4:53 pm
(December 20, 2013 at 4:38 pm)feeling Wrote:
(December 20, 2013 at 4:36 pm)Yael Wrote: Evil = human

LOL and who created humans according to religion Wink

Our choice would be limited to choosing God. By creating the option to choose the opposite, in a way I think God created evil.Thinking
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RE: Problem of evil
December 20, 2013 at 4:54 pm
(December 20, 2013 at 4:53 pm)Yael Wrote:
(December 20, 2013 at 4:38 pm)feeling Wrote: LOL and who created humans according to religion Wink

Our choice would be limited to choosing God. By creating the option to choose the opposite, in a way I think God created evil.Thinking

What do you mean choosing god? For what?
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