RE: Why would a perfect being make an imperfect world?
February 16, 2017 at 11:34 am
(This post was last modified: February 16, 2017 at 11:37 am by Edwardo Piet.)
So then...
Why WOULD a perfect being make an imperfect world?
The answer? It's a loaded question. It wouldn't.
It's not a paradox. It's a contradiction.
A being wouldn't need to create anyone for any reason or do anything for any reason if it was already perfect.
If he was truly perfect he wouldn't need to create imperfect beings to love. You say he needs nothing from us... his creating us contradicts that.
He can't be doing it for us because we don't exist yet.
Why WOULD a perfect being make an imperfect world?
The answer? It's a loaded question. It wouldn't.
(February 14, 2017 at 6:27 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:(February 14, 2017 at 2:54 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote: A perfect being wouldn't make a world at all. They'd be so perfect they would be all that would be required to exist. In fact they wouldn't do anything, they'd be changeless. Nothing would need to happen. Everything would be perfect.
It is an interesting paradox. I think the answer is that He creates out of love. He needs nothing from us but gave us life from His abundance and opportunities to enjoy it.
It's not a paradox. It's a contradiction.
A being wouldn't need to create anyone for any reason or do anything for any reason if it was already perfect.
If he was truly perfect he wouldn't need to create imperfect beings to love. You say he needs nothing from us... his creating us contradicts that.
He can't be doing it for us because we don't exist yet.
