The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good"

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The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good"

Darkstar

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RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good"

April 28, 2013 at 10:03 pm

(April 28, 2013 at 9:52 pm)Venom7513 Wrote: To put it plainly, either no omnipotent, omnibenevolent god exists, or it is wrong to inhibit another from evil. Both are absurd in light of Biblical Christianity.

Actually, the first is not. Biblical Christianity (especially the OT) does not portray god as omnibenevolent.

John Adams Wrote:The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.

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The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Venom7513 - April 28, 2013 at 9:52 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Darkstar - April 28, 2013 at 10:03 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Drich - April 28, 2013 at 11:26 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Venom7513 - April 29, 2013 at 10:07 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by FallentoReason - April 28, 2013 at 10:27 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Drich - April 28, 2013 at 11:29 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by FallentoReason - April 28, 2013 at 11:34 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Drich - April 28, 2013 at 11:45 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by FallentoReason - April 28, 2013 at 11:29 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Drich - April 28, 2013 at 11:37 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by FallentoReason - April 28, 2013 at 11:43 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by FallentoReason - April 28, 2013 at 11:54 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Minimalist - April 29, 2013 at 12:13 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Godschild - April 29, 2013 at 12:40 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Esquilax - April 29, 2013 at 4:50 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by goodnews - April 29, 2013 at 10:06 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Neo-Scholastic - April 30, 2013 at 10:21 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Ryantology - April 30, 2013 at 10:36 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by A_Nony_Mouse - May 1, 2013 at 12:27 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by purplepurpose - April 29, 2013 at 11:08 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Venom7513 - April 29, 2013 at 3:51 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by goodnews - April 29, 2013 at 12:12 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Godschild - April 30, 2013 at 11:07 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by ThomM - May 1, 2013 at 1:09 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Godschild - May 1, 2013 at 5:04 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by ThomM - May 3, 2013 at 7:54 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by MysticKnight - April 30, 2013 at 9:32 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Venom7513 - May 1, 2013 at 4:26 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by A_Nony_Mouse - April 30, 2013 at 10:07 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Drich - May 1, 2013 at 10:00 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by goodnews - May 1, 2013 at 3:25 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Godschild - May 1, 2013 at 3:43 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Neo-Scholastic - May 1, 2013 at 8:21 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by goodnews - May 1, 2013 at 9:34 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Godschild - May 2, 2013 at 12:43 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Ryantology - May 1, 2013 at 5:21 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by goodnews - May 3, 2013 at 4:36 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Godschild - May 3, 2013 at 5:39 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by goodnews - May 3, 2013 at 6:56 am

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