(June 11, 2023 at 9:29 pm)Ahriman Wrote: What even is this thread about anymore? Can someone tell me?
The OP brought up the issue of whether everything really "has a purpose." Then he asks whether evil is possible in a world where everything is pointed to a [good] end.
Good old fashioned theology questions.
As usual, to answer such questions we have to have some understanding of what a purpose entails, who decides the purpose, etc. This naturally leads people to talk about God. People can say that without God the universe has no purpose, or they can say that a purpose is possible even without God. Either way, you need some concept of what God is and how it operates. So, like so many other threads, we had some discussion about the nature of God.
But I'd say that any thread which has gone on for so many pages is unlikely to stay on topic, so you could write about pretty much anything at this point.
