Argument from evil, restated

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Argument from evil, restated

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RE: Argument from evil, restated

May 23, 2013 at 2:27 pm

(May 23, 2013 at 2:19 pm)John V Wrote: Sorry to burst your bubble, but all you have to do is replace "is malevolent" with "has his own purposes."

No, he is malevolent. But you can't afford to admit that to yourself.

“To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation—is that good for the world?”
― Christopher Hitchens

"That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject". - George Santayana

"If this is the best God can do, I'm not impressed". - George Carlin

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Argument from evil, restated - by Praetorian - May 21, 2013 at 2:47 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Drich - May 21, 2013 at 3:05 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Minimalist - May 21, 2013 at 3:13 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Praetorian - May 21, 2013 at 3:55 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by John V - May 21, 2013 at 4:07 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Drich - May 21, 2013 at 7:23 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Drich - May 21, 2013 at 7:03 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Minimalist - May 21, 2013 at 9:42 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Drich - May 22, 2013 at 12:44 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Undeceived - May 21, 2013 at 11:11 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Ryantology - May 21, 2013 at 3:14 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Godschild - May 22, 2013 at 12:40 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by John V - May 21, 2013 at 3:16 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Ryantology - May 21, 2013 at 4:12 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by John V - May 21, 2013 at 4:36 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Minimalist - May 21, 2013 at 3:59 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Praetorian - May 21, 2013 at 5:48 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by John V - May 22, 2013 at 8:30 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Sal - May 21, 2013 at 6:17 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Raven - May 21, 2013 at 6:37 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Neo-Scholastic - May 21, 2013 at 6:54 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Praetorian - May 21, 2013 at 7:08 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Neo-Scholastic - May 21, 2013 at 10:37 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Ryantology - May 21, 2013 at 11:17 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Neo-Scholastic - May 22, 2013 at 8:32 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Brakeman - May 21, 2013 at 9:32 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Minimalist - May 21, 2013 at 11:14 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Godschild - May 22, 2013 at 1:58 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Minimalist - May 22, 2013 at 2:17 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Godschild - May 22, 2013 at 2:44 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Praetorian - May 22, 2013 at 2:18 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Minimalist - May 22, 2013 at 2:21 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Drich - May 22, 2013 at 7:56 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Praetorian - May 22, 2013 at 2:54 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Godschild - May 22, 2013 at 11:20 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Fidel_Castronaut - May 23, 2013 at 8:06 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Godschild - May 23, 2013 at 3:48 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Fidel_Castronaut - May 24, 2013 at 1:35 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Godschild - May 24, 2013 at 5:57 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Ryantology - May 24, 2013 at 6:08 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Godschild - May 25, 2013 at 3:55 am

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RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Praetorian - May 22, 2013 at 3:04 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Godschild - May 22, 2013 at 4:39 pm

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RE: Argument from evil, restated - by John V - May 22, 2013 at 7:07 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Neo-Scholastic - May 22, 2013 at 4:45 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Sal - May 22, 2013 at 7:00 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Praetorian - May 22, 2013 at 7:25 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Esquilax - May 22, 2013 at 9:15 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Neo-Scholastic - May 23, 2013 at 12:34 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Praetorian - May 23, 2013 at 2:26 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Godschild - May 23, 2013 at 3:20 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Neo-Scholastic - May 23, 2013 at 3:59 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Sal - May 23, 2013 at 4:07 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Neo-Scholastic - May 23, 2013 at 4:38 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by pocaracas - May 23, 2013 at 4:09 pm

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RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Godschild - May 23, 2013 at 12:28 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by John V - May 23, 2013 at 8:53 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by little_monkey - May 23, 2013 at 8:58 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by John V - May 23, 2013 at 10:13 am

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RE: Argument from evil, restated - by John V - May 23, 2013 at 1:04 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by little_monkey - May 23, 2013 at 1:07 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by pocaracas - May 22, 2013 at 7:30 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Raven - May 23, 2013 at 2:10 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Drich - May 23, 2013 at 9:25 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Ryantology - May 24, 2013 at 12:02 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by John V - May 23, 2013 at 2:19 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Raven - May 23, 2013 at 2:27 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by John V - May 23, 2013 at 3:08 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Ryantology - May 23, 2013 at 3:20 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by John V - May 23, 2013 at 3:45 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Godschild - May 23, 2013 at 3:21 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by The Grand Nudger - May 23, 2013 at 3:01 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by The Grand Nudger - May 23, 2013 at 3:30 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by The Grand Nudger - May 23, 2013 at 3:48 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by The Grand Nudger - May 23, 2013 at 4:08 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by The Grand Nudger - May 23, 2013 at 4:45 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Neo-Scholastic - May 23, 2013 at 5:46 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by pocaracas - May 23, 2013 at 5:56 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Esquilax - May 23, 2013 at 9:00 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by The Grand Nudger - May 23, 2013 at 5:50 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Raven - May 23, 2013 at 5:56 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Praetorian - May 23, 2013 at 7:21 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Praetorian - May 23, 2013 at 11:28 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Drich - May 24, 2013 at 12:12 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Ryantology - May 24, 2013 at 12:25 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by FallentoReason - May 24, 2013 at 12:20 am

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RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Godschild - May 24, 2013 at 1:03 am

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RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Undeceived - May 24, 2013 at 2:13 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Esquilax - May 24, 2013 at 3:30 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by FallentoReason - May 24, 2013 at 9:30 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Neo-Scholastic - May 24, 2013 at 9:43 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by John V - May 24, 2013 at 11:43 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Neo-Scholastic - May 24, 2013 at 2:54 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Godschild - May 24, 2013 at 2:47 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Ryantology - May 24, 2013 at 11:16 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by The Grand Nudger - May 24, 2013 at 11:17 am

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Ryantology - May 24, 2013 at 1:21 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Praetorian - May 24, 2013 at 2:16 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Neo-Scholastic - May 24, 2013 at 3:07 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Sal - May 24, 2013 at 2:28 pm

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RE: Argument from evil, restated - by The Grand Nudger - May 24, 2013 at 2:55 pm

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RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Praetorian - May 24, 2013 at 6:08 pm

RE: Argument from evil, restated - by Drich - May 24, 2013 at 11:42 pm

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