(July 19, 2012 at 12:22 am)MysticKnight Wrote: Is there any thread that went into details of this argument:
If there was a benevolent Creator, there would not exist unnecessary suffering or suffering that would not bring about a greater good.
There exists suffering that is unnecessary and doesn't bring about a greater good.
Therefore a benevolent Creator does not exist.
This isn't exactly the same as the two other arguments "the extent of evil is too much" or "if there is any evil.."
I'm curious. If not, I would suggest someone takes it up with him and argue on that basis since he doesn't want to debate with me about it.
I'm saving my answer for the debate. Someone has agreed to debate me on this thread, we are just working out the details.
"the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate" (1 Cor. 1:19)