RE: The argument against "evil", theists please come to the defense.
July 20, 2012 at 3:31 am
(This post was last modified: July 20, 2012 at 3:39 am by Mystic.)
Here is some premises that are possible to be true:
1. All humans will eventually be at peace and without suffering.
2. After gazillions of years of peace and no suffering, even suffering for a thousand years will seem trivial.
3. Opportunity of Higher character building is a worthy goal then of all suffering that is for a trivial period in relationship to endless period.
4. Diseases and mental disorders give opportunity for humanity to strive for cures, and gives higher goals available for humanity. (genetic research, etc)
5. Natural disasters give opportunity for humanity to help one another and also to their best to limit damage of natural disasters.
6. 4 & 5 are justified with perspective 1, 2, & 3.
7. Only designer has right to inflict pain for greater goal just as only designer has right to set up death.
8. Just as we can't murder each other, because designed system kills a person, same then with not wanting to alleviate suffering, because system is designed to afflict suffering.
9. All suffering caused by free-will is part of character choosing and gives opportunity for heroic struggle against evil.
10. Free-will was worthy goal given perspective 1, 2, and 3.
11. Any higher character building at any given time by any person is worth any suffering given perspective 1, 2, and 3.
12. Patience in face of tragedy and suffering is worthy virtue, given perspective 1, 2, and 3.
Problem of Suffering and Evil seems solved.
1. All humans will eventually be at peace and without suffering.
2. After gazillions of years of peace and no suffering, even suffering for a thousand years will seem trivial.
3. Opportunity of Higher character building is a worthy goal then of all suffering that is for a trivial period in relationship to endless period.
4. Diseases and mental disorders give opportunity for humanity to strive for cures, and gives higher goals available for humanity. (genetic research, etc)
5. Natural disasters give opportunity for humanity to help one another and also to their best to limit damage of natural disasters.
6. 4 & 5 are justified with perspective 1, 2, & 3.
7. Only designer has right to inflict pain for greater goal just as only designer has right to set up death.
8. Just as we can't murder each other, because designed system kills a person, same then with not wanting to alleviate suffering, because system is designed to afflict suffering.
9. All suffering caused by free-will is part of character choosing and gives opportunity for heroic struggle against evil.
10. Free-will was worthy goal given perspective 1, 2, and 3.
11. Any higher character building at any given time by any person is worth any suffering given perspective 1, 2, and 3.
12. Patience in face of tragedy and suffering is worthy virtue, given perspective 1, 2, and 3.
Problem of Suffering and Evil seems solved.
