(April 8, 2012 at 8:47 pm)Faith No More Wrote:You sound like my wife (Don't eat your cake just yet)Drich Wrote:What were the implication of Epicurus' idea of a god who would not stop evil?
What are the implications of God of the bible's purpose of evil?
Do you see a contrast? The result may have been the same but the conclusion or understanding of evil places the Epicurean Paradox in peril.
(Oooo What a nice cake! MMMM It tastes good too)
Which if we assume is all true then Yaweh's motivation for allowing free will is of key importance. If Yaweh's motivations to allow free will, which are therefore his motivations for being unwilling to prevent evil, are malevolent, then the quote holds true. So, don't eat that cake just yet, and answer this question: why would Yaweh allow free will?
Why does God allow sin? (A will apart from His own?) So that we may choose, whether or not we want to spend an eternity with God. In order for there to be a choice their must be true options. Ours are the expressed will of God or our own.
