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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 11, 2013 at 1:07 pm
(October 11, 2013 at 12:27 pm)Ryantology Wrote: Since God is (allegedly) in total control, you can't really argue that he doesn't explicitly intend for evil things to happen in this world. I mean, it's pretty obvious that God thwarts free will whenever he wants to. What is human free will against a tornado or a flash flood, right?

And this gets to the heart of the issue, which is that this whole charade is really just an attempt to excuse their god for the suffering of humanity because the alternative is to accept that no benevolent god exists.
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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 - by Tonus - October 10, 2013 at 1:28 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 Faith No More - October 11, 2013 at 1:07 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 Tonus - October 11, 2013 at 5:45 am
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 Tonus - October 12, 2013 at 10:39 am

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