(October 30, 2022 at 1:24 pm)Orbit Wrote:(October 30, 2022 at 11:23 am)Mystical Wrote: Just wondering if there was anyone who wanted to explain free will in reference to the existence of god and why suffering is a thing that exists for all eternity according to Christianity but god did it so its ok? I keep running into self proclaimed Christains who claim god "isnt like that" and they don't believe in Hell.
Isn't that like having your cake and eating it too? There's an entire book dedicated to it in the New Testament after all..
May not be a new topic for you but I want to refresh my memory on the subject with anyone (within reason) whose interested.
The Christian logic is usually along the lines of "God wants you to make a free choice". This runs into trouble under Calvinism, because of predestination, though.
It runs into trouble for the simple reason that if God "wants" something" then he lacks something, and therefore cannot be infinite.
