(December 20, 2012 at 12:27 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: I was wondering if anyone knows when this historically become an adopted characteristic of the Judeo-Christian God. It's one of the most popular attacks by my fellow Atheists on God's existence, but I find the argument to be one of the least convincing. If Zeus was the popularly believed deity, the argument would be ridiculous since the Greeks considered him to be a total bastard. So when did the idea come about? Do all Christians today (or at least on this forum) believe that God is all good?I reject omnibenevolence. The flood certainly wasn't benevolent to those flooded.
I think terminology is a problem for both attackers and defenders. Note that you start with omnibenevolent, but end with "all good." I disagree that these are equivalent. A good judge isn't necessarily always benevolent.
