The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense

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The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense

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RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense

October 10, 2013 at 6:11 am

(October 10, 2013 at 1:55 am)max-greece Wrote: "3. if God is morally perfect, he wouldn't want evil in the world."

If this is a basic tenet of the argument then you cannot go on to define morality as:

"moral evil is the deliberate disobedience against God and his commandments."

This makes defining God as "morally perfect" a nonsense.

No. It makes it definitional.

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The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Rational AKD - October 9, 2013 at 10:44 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Angrboda - October 9, 2013 at 12:15 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Minimalist - October 9, 2013 at 1:08 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by downbeatplumb - October 9, 2013 at 1:38 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by DeistPaladin - October 10, 2013 at 8:09 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Psykhronic - October 9, 2013 at 6:02 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Doubting Thomas - October 9, 2013 at 6:02 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Neo-Scholastic - October 9, 2013 at 7:11 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by freedomfromforum - October 9, 2013 at 7:18 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Airyaman - October 9, 2013 at 7:21 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Faith No More - October 9, 2013 at 7:49 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Neo-Scholastic - October 9, 2013 at 10:56 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Angrboda - October 10, 2013 at 12:50 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Neo-Scholastic - October 10, 2013 at 11:15 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Angrboda - October 10, 2013 at 11:52 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Neo-Scholastic - October 10, 2013 at 1:18 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Angrboda - October 10, 2013 at 1:48 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Faith No More - October 10, 2013 at 2:25 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Neo-Scholastic - October 10, 2013 at 2:32 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Faith No More - October 10, 2013 at 3:20 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Faith No More - October 10, 2013 at 8:09 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Lemonvariable72 - October 10, 2013 at 1:02 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Cheerful Charlie - October 9, 2013 at 9:32 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Doubting Thomas - October 9, 2013 at 10:11 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Cyberman - October 9, 2013 at 10:36 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by max-greece - October 10, 2013 at 1:55 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by bennyboy - October 10, 2013 at 6:11 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by max-greece - October 11, 2013 at 2:18 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by max-greece - October 10, 2013 at 6:18 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by DeistPaladin - October 10, 2013 at 8:24 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 10, 2013 at 12:48 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Tonus - October 10, 2013 at 1:28 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Cheerful Charlie - October 10, 2013 at 7:56 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Dunno - October 10, 2013 at 2:21 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Neo-Scholastic - October 10, 2013 at 3:56 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Faith No More - October 10, 2013 at 5:29 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Neo-Scholastic - October 10, 2013 at 6:53 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Faith No More - October 10, 2013 at 10:03 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Beta Ray Bill - October 10, 2013 at 10:14 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Neo-Scholastic - October 10, 2013 at 10:21 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Ryantology - October 11, 2013 at 12:59 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Faith No More - October 11, 2013 at 11:07 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Ryantology - October 11, 2013 at 12:27 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Faith No More - October 11, 2013 at 1:07 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 10, 2013 at 7:20 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Cyberman - October 10, 2013 at 8:13 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Jackalope - October 10, 2013 at 10:24 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Bucky Ball - October 10, 2013 at 9:37 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Chas - October 12, 2013 at 7:58 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Beta Ray Bill - October 10, 2013 at 9:47 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Ryantology - October 10, 2013 at 10:10 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 11, 2013 at 3:54 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Tonus - October 11, 2013 at 5:45 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by YahwehIsTheWay - October 11, 2013 at 8:04 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Angrboda - October 11, 2013 at 11:47 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Minimalist - October 11, 2013 at 11:49 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Neo-Scholastic - October 11, 2013 at 10:19 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Cato - October 12, 2013 at 12:07 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Ryantology - October 12, 2013 at 5:12 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Tonus - October 12, 2013 at 10:39 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Faith No More - October 11, 2013 at 11:25 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Neo-Scholastic - October 11, 2013 at 11:27 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Faith No More - October 11, 2013 at 11:39 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by max-greece - October 12, 2013 at 2:39 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Neo-Scholastic - October 13, 2013 at 11:14 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Faith No More - October 14, 2013 at 10:07 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by max-greece - October 14, 2013 at 10:24 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by bennyboy - October 14, 2013 at 10:52 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Faith No More - October 14, 2013 at 11:00 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by max-greece - October 14, 2013 at 11:08 am

RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by bennyboy - October 14, 2013 at 12:23 pm

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