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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 11, 2017 at 6:58 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I don't know, that's up to God. It's not my judgement to make. The belief is that each person is taken on a case by case basis, and since God knows each person's heart, knows their experiences, their intentions, etc, He knows exactly how much culpability they have.

If you knew what my answer would be, I'm not sure why you'd ask.

I want you to think for yourself.  Really THINK about it, because it's what the OP is about.  If God knows all, and if at least some people do evil by their nature (i.e. they don't actual have any capacity to do otherwise due to brain damage or serious trauma), then in what sense can such a God be good if he punishes them?  Or what if he gives them a free pass because they don't have real free will?  Even though my nature is a little less extreme, might I also argue that y own life's decisions are still just as based on my nature and the things that happen to me?

EVEN IF there's free will, free will can only sensibly be defined as the capacity to act on one's true nature, sometimes in the path of serious adversity.  But nobody has free will to define what their nature IS, do they?

Your position really is illogical, and I think "I don't know, that's up to God" isn't a statement of faith. It's really saying that with God, nonsense can become sense.

That's nonsense.
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RE: One sentence that throws the problem of evil out of the window. - by bennyboy - November 11, 2017 at 8:41 pm

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