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One sentence that throws the problem of evil out of the window.
RE: One sentence that throws the problem of evil out of the window.
(November 7, 2017 at 2:01 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:
(November 7, 2017 at 1:55 pm)bennyboy Wrote: Totally.  That's why it's fine to let starving babies starve, to step over the homeless guy on the street to buy your $10 Starbucks latte, or to tear holes in the ozone and pretend it never happened because it can increase corporate revenues by 25%.

. . . or not to take your meds.

Strawman. The beatitudes of Christianity specifically call us to feed the hungry, care for the sick, etc. 

As for not taking your meds, you are referring to a fringe group of Christians, none of which are even on this forum, and that's not really fair. There are entire Christian hospitals out there.

Why would you address those issues?  Do they represent an imperfect and evil state in the human condition?  Then God is imperfect and probably partly evil, or lacks the power to prevent evil in the world-- and is therefore pretty much useless.

Are they really just a temporary trial by which their souls will be purified, and their rewards in heaven so great that their suffering in the grand scheme of things is irrelevant or even good?  Then why feed them or care for them?



The reality is much much simpler: suffering is generally seen as bad, and we try to help alleviate others' suffering if it doesn't put us out too much.  It has nothing to do with God.
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RE: One sentence that throws the problem of evil out of the window. - by bennyboy - November 7, 2017 at 8:45 pm

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