Hostage to fear

[Randy Carson]

Apparently when you can't deal with the questions, you resort to talking about me. That's always helpful.

Oh no, you were the one that had to take 3 weeks off from answering mine.  Remember?  

Sure. Because I was heavily active in other threads. How is my NOT RESPONDING comparable to your ad hominems?  

So, I'll keep this really simple so that I don't take up too much space or time...

The Four-Question Approach to Thinking About Theodicy

Question #1:

Would you like to see laws prohibiting a person from choosing to have or obtain an abortion, prohibiting premarital sex, or prohibiting homosexual behavior?

It's not a trick question, so you can be honest. Thanks.

You're very welcome.  And no.  If there is any more of a position to take here, it will be to the credit of humanism and not religion.

So, your answer is NO. Okay...that's fine.

Question #2:

Would you agree that it's a good thing that you have freedom to make moral choices regarding abortion or premarital sex, etc.?

Oh, and don't forget my question in post #175.

The answer is... if god starves one child to death, he's a murderer.  By definition.

If god is a personal god, created everything, can do everything, but doesn't... for the sake a person...

He doesn't allow children to starve... he murders them by child neglect.  You have a very small god, Randy.  A jealous god.  The all-powerful god who gets jealous.  That's not very mature of your god.

Ah...so it is your position that God should never have allowed a single child to die from hunger, is that correct? Should he miraculously provide food for every child, and if so, how would He do that exactly?

What about the elderly? Should God ensure that no elderly person ever dies alone or in need of an expensive medical procedure? Or is God a murderer because He created plaque that builds up in our arteries and causes heart disease?

Or what about motorcycle accidents on wet pavement? Is God a murderer because, after all, He KNEW that the cyclist would be along in an hour or so...and yet, He allowed it to rain making the asphalt slick right on that curve with the heavy guardrail?

A young mother of three is driving home with a van full of kids and swerves to avoid hitting a dog...she loses control of her vehicle and crashes into a tree and dies of massive head trauma. But God knew this 40 years ago when he allowed the seed of that tree to take root and grow in what would turn out to be a very bad spot for her. Is God a murderer?

Where, exactly, do you draw the line between what God is and is not responsible for?