(February 9, 2018 at 6:06 pm)possibletarian Wrote: To the Stalin question.
Wouldn't it be easier for god to simply not allow Stalin's to be born given his supposed foreknowledge ?
If his reason for slaughtering some, well correction getting the poor Israelites to murder and slaughter in his name because the slaughtered would someday do mischief of their own is valid. Then are we to assume that those killed by Stalin and Hitler were likewise guilty ?
Otherwise why not simply not allow them to be born, given his full knowledge of what they would do ?
Here's the thing, to put it simply everyone's a Stalin...
I suppose you've heard the phrase "absolute power corrupts absolutely"? That is not exactly accurate, one is already corrupt, it's just that power is the vehicle for one to fully realize the corruption.
What if Stalin never gained any power but was instead a homeless bum? He's still the exact same person he just has no power. God judges the heart so in the eyes of God, there is no difference between Stalin the dictator and Stalin the bum, because given the opportunity the bum would do the exact same thing given the power to do so.
Even Khemikal proved he had a little Stalin in him when he basically stated he'd let humanity be wiped from existence where it concerns his kid.