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The Problem of Natural Evil

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The Problem of Natural Evil
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RE: The Problem of Natural Evil
October 13, 2013 at 9:01 am
(October 13, 2013 at 8:52 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Because the protection of humans by humans is well-nigh impossible. If - as your lot always claim - God loves us as his children, then the duty of protection of the innocent necessarily falls to God.

I don't generally car for the God-as-father analogy, but it seems to apply here. Suppose you have a gaggle of kids of your own: who is responsible for their protection - you, or children their own age?

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God doesn't claim fathership to the entire race in the Bible.
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The Problem of Natural Evil

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The Problem of Natural Evil - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 13, 2013 at 1:35 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by John V - October 13, 2013 at 6:57 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by Chas - October 13, 2013 at 7:04 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by Neo-Scholastic - October 13, 2013 at 11:24 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by Tartarus Sauce - October 13, 2013 at 11:27 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 13, 2013 at 8:02 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by John V - October 13, 2013 at 8:06 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 13, 2013 at 8:26 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by John V - October 13, 2013 at 8:59 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by Drich - October 13, 2013 at 8:49 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 13, 2013 at 8:52 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by Drich - October 13, 2013 at 9:00 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by John V - October 13, 2013 at 9:01 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by Captain Colostomy - October 13, 2013 at 9:05 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 13, 2013 at 9:10 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by John V - October 13, 2013 at 10:37 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by IAmNotHere - October 13, 2013 at 8:31 pm
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by Neo-Scholastic - October 14, 2013 at 5:30 pm
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by IAmNotHere - October 14, 2013 at 11:18 pm
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 14, 2013 at 5:46 pm
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by genkaus - October 14, 2013 at 6:12 pm
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by John V - October 15, 2013 at 12:18 pm
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by Ryantology - October 16, 2013 at 5:40 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by Neo-Scholastic - October 16, 2013 at 11:33 pm
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by Ryantology - October 17, 2013 at 2:40 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by Tonus - October 18, 2013 at 11:31 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by John V - October 18, 2013 at 11:19 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by Ryantology - October 18, 2013 at 11:43 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 14, 2013 at 7:23 pm
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by genkaus - October 15, 2013 at 6:30 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by ThomM - October 15, 2013 at 12:04 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by FallentoReason - October 15, 2013 at 6:56 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by genkaus - October 15, 2013 at 7:08 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by FallentoReason - October 15, 2013 at 9:09 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by genkaus - October 15, 2013 at 11:40 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by FallentoReason - October 15, 2013 at 8:07 pm
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by genkaus - October 16, 2013 at 5:09 am
RE: The Problem of Natural Evil - by freedomfromforum - October 18, 2013 at 11:48 am

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