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The problem of evil/suffering when it comes to children
RE: The problem of evil/suffering when it comes to children
(February 22, 2016 at 10:49 pm)Mr.wizard Wrote:
(February 22, 2016 at 8:18 pm)God of Mr. Hanky Wrote: God is not omnibenevolent, but the existing trifecta omni doctrine combined with the doctrine of perfection are what should prevent a god from deciding not to prevent evil. If he were to do this, then that would make him imperfect.

If god can not do anything evil and can only do good, because he is perfect, how is that not omnibenevolent?

Agreed, this would require him to be omnibenevolent, although I don't know if that's a doctrine. If so, then it would present another problem of conflict, because "God's benevolent love" is not unconditional - you have to be a believer, or do your penance!

Personally, I don't care what the Xtians have decided their god thinks of us - if he is in every way unlimited and perfect, then it has no prejudices anyway, and should be expected to prevent evil. If it's really that perfect, then it should not have to think at all. God would be an intergalactic and unlimited robot which responds when and where needed always, and without any of that petty and quibbling human nonsense such as favoritism or prejudice. I suppose this would be benevolence, which is not necessarily the same as love is in the point which I just argued above, but both are surely absent when you choose to allow evil.

What I was trying to do was point out the conflicts of actual Christian doctrines, and I don't know if "omnibenevolence" is among them. I don't recall seeing that in my Fundy school curricula, nor can I remember hearing it from any church pulpit. But those days are now ages past, so I suppose they could be teaching anything now.
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RE: The problem of evil/suffering when it comes to children - by God of Mr. Hanky - February 23, 2016 at 2:59 am

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