Talking purely about the original post in the the thread.
I think your argument is presented with faulty logic.
The theist argument is that suffering brings us closer to god. Or the suffering is all our fault. Or just simply god works in mysterious ways.
If you believe all these things are true then none of this breaks down when it comes to the suffering of children.
The statement of god working in mysterious ways isn't proven false by children suffering, if you believe in god then it's very mysterious indeed as to why god kills monks and destroys mosques and churches with thunder.
If you believe suffering brings you closer to god then again I don't see how it can be proven false.
I think that there's no logic in believing god works in mysterious ways, or that he works in anyway, or that suffering brings you closer to god. But I can't say I see any evidence in children suffering that goes against the belief that god works in mysterious ways or suffering brings you closer to him.
I think your argument is presented with faulty logic.
The theist argument is that suffering brings us closer to god. Or the suffering is all our fault. Or just simply god works in mysterious ways.
If you believe all these things are true then none of this breaks down when it comes to the suffering of children.
The statement of god working in mysterious ways isn't proven false by children suffering, if you believe in god then it's very mysterious indeed as to why god kills monks and destroys mosques and churches with thunder.
If you believe suffering brings you closer to god then again I don't see how it can be proven false.
I think that there's no logic in believing god works in mysterious ways, or that he works in anyway, or that suffering brings you closer to god. But I can't say I see any evidence in children suffering that goes against the belief that god works in mysterious ways or suffering brings you closer to him.
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