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How can a god, that apparently loves everyone, allow this kind of thing to happen?

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How can a god, that apparently loves everyone, allow this kind of thing to happen?
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RE: How can a god, that apparently loves everyone, allow this kind of thing to happen?
October 26, 2013 at 9:50 pm
Omnipotence is Gods ability to do anything He WANTS to do.
But God is not compelled to do anything.

People mistakenly think omniscience is a separate quality of God's nature.
But the verb "to know" is a merely a sub-set of God's abilities of which there are many things He can 'do' if He wants.

Can God know the future if He wants? Of course.

Is He compelled to constantly know every aspect of the future. No. Why would He, of all people, need to worry about what might happen as a result of human free will?
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How can a god, that apparently loves everyone, allow this kind of thing to happen?

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RE: How can ... kind of thing to happen? - by DLJ - October 22, 2013 at 8:46 am
RE: How can a god, that apparently loves everyone, allow this kind of thing to happen? - by Lion IRC - October 26, 2013 at 9:50 pm

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