RE: Argument from evil, restated
May 30, 2013 at 9:14 pm
(This post was last modified: May 30, 2013 at 9:15 pm by Zarith.)
God created a world where both evil and free will supposedly exist. The typical "free will defense" maintains that the existence of free will is super important, more important even than the non-existence or eradication of evil.
Yet I assume (correct me if I am wrong) that there can be no evil in heaven, thus there can be no free will there. If free will did exist in heaven, how would it not just be earth 2.0?
So which is it? Which place is a more desirable place to be, and why do we have both of them when one of them has to be better than the other? Why should I want to go to heaven if this world is better, by virtue of containing free will in addition to evil?
If the ability to choose is so important, why then do I end up in a place where I have no choice, if I make the right choice the first time? Free will is the most important thing ... but only up to a point?
If god desires for people to choose to love him, then why is there an expiration date on this offer? Surely if hell existed, it would be filled with people who would make a different choice if given one more chance. Don't you think?
Why would a just and loving god, seeing his creations burn in hellfire, and desiring that they would have chosen to love him, not avail himself of this opportunity?
Yet I assume (correct me if I am wrong) that there can be no evil in heaven, thus there can be no free will there. If free will did exist in heaven, how would it not just be earth 2.0?
So which is it? Which place is a more desirable place to be, and why do we have both of them when one of them has to be better than the other? Why should I want to go to heaven if this world is better, by virtue of containing free will in addition to evil?
If the ability to choose is so important, why then do I end up in a place where I have no choice, if I make the right choice the first time? Free will is the most important thing ... but only up to a point?
If god desires for people to choose to love him, then why is there an expiration date on this offer? Surely if hell existed, it would be filled with people who would make a different choice if given one more chance. Don't you think?
Why would a just and loving god, seeing his creations burn in hellfire, and desiring that they would have chosen to love him, not avail himself of this opportunity?
