(June 10, 2020 at 12:14 pm)Peebo-Thuhlu Wrote: I always like that "People did bad things way back in the dim, dark ages (Which are only known through tall tales etc)... So bad things now happen to the long line of descendants of said people who did the bad things" trope.
That's not my stance. I'm referring to something much more fundamental than that. Mankind possesses free will and so each person can decide to follow their own will or God's. All people fail to follow God's will 100% of the time, and that's what I'm referring to when I say mankind's sin.
Quote:What do you mean "My diety doesn't give people cancer" ?
I never used the phrase "my deity."
Quote:If your diety set the world in motion and everything in it that would transpire then.....
But that doesn't lead to God creating cancer. For example, one of God's creations could have freely chosen to create cancer. That being said, I believe cancer is a result of God keeping Himself at arm's length from His creation. But that's in reaction to the sin of mankind, so, ultimately, mankind is to blame.
Quote:We're in a 'Maximally great world' that's also shot through with corruption?
If a maximally great world is one where a maximum number of people come into a saving relationship with God, then I don't see why such a world would be devoid of corruption, evil, etc. (whatever you want to call it). In fact, many people turn to God because of the evils of the world.