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Dear ex-theists
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RE: Dear ex-theists
March 14, 2014 at 8:52 pm
(March 14, 2014 at 6:05 pm)LittleAFish Wrote:
(March 14, 2014 at 5:59 pm)Bad Writer Wrote: "Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?" - 'the Epicurean paradox'

What religion were you, if any?

Not really beleiving this Paradox. The idea is that God doesn't help because he doesn't want to babysit humans or treat us like robots. We make mistakes, learn, get hurt, grow and go to heaven. So he is able, willing, but won't do.

God is a he?
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Dear ex-theists

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Dear ex-theists - by Bad Writer - March 13, 2014 at 1:06 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by *Deidre* - March 13, 2014 at 1:15 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Tonus - March 13, 2014 at 1:19 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Minimalist - March 13, 2014 at 1:22 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by FreeTony - March 13, 2014 at 1:25 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Bad Writer - March 13, 2014 at 1:46 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by truthBtold - March 13, 2014 at 2:05 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Alex K - March 13, 2014 at 1:31 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by truthBtold - March 13, 2014 at 1:36 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Chad32 - March 13, 2014 at 1:55 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Mudhammam - March 13, 2014 at 2:22 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Chad32 - March 13, 2014 at 2:26 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Tonus - March 13, 2014 at 3:53 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Bad Writer - March 13, 2014 at 7:23 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by The Valkyrie - March 13, 2014 at 2:27 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Chad32 - March 13, 2014 at 2:31 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Fromper - March 13, 2014 at 3:17 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Doubting Thomas - March 13, 2014 at 3:43 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by ThePinsir - March 13, 2014 at 3:53 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Michelle_Patton - March 13, 2014 at 5:11 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Mister Agenda - March 13, 2014 at 4:18 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Clueless Morgan - March 13, 2014 at 4:27 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Jovanian Teapot - March 13, 2014 at 4:43 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Darkstar - March 13, 2014 at 4:47 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by heathendegenerate - March 13, 2014 at 9:40 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Alex K - March 14, 2014 at 4:27 am
RE: Dear ex-theists - by DarkHorse - March 14, 2014 at 10:31 am
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Assimilate - March 13, 2014 at 10:31 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by LittleAFish - March 13, 2014 at 11:18 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Chad32 - March 14, 2014 at 8:41 am
RE: Dear ex-theists - by LittleAFish - March 14, 2014 at 5:10 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Chad32 - March 14, 2014 at 5:44 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by LittleAFish - March 14, 2014 at 5:53 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Chad32 - March 14, 2014 at 6:07 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by LittleAFish - March 14, 2014 at 6:25 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Minimalist - March 13, 2014 at 11:56 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Bad Writer - March 14, 2014 at 11:00 am
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Really? - March 14, 2014 at 12:36 am
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Whateverist - March 14, 2014 at 12:36 am
RE: Dear ex-theists - by fr0d0 - March 14, 2014 at 2:07 am
RE: Dear ex-theists - by DarkHorse - March 14, 2014 at 3:20 am
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Minimalist - March 14, 2014 at 5:17 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by tor - March 14, 2014 at 5:54 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Bad Writer - March 14, 2014 at 5:59 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by LittleAFish - March 14, 2014 at 6:05 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by truthBtold - March 14, 2014 at 8:52 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Bad Writer - March 14, 2014 at 8:54 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Chad32 - March 14, 2014 at 9:35 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Tonus - March 15, 2014 at 12:16 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by tor - March 14, 2014 at 7:46 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by CapnAwesome - March 15, 2014 at 12:24 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Silver - March 15, 2014 at 12:50 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Bad Writer - March 15, 2014 at 1:28 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Silver - March 15, 2014 at 1:33 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Bad Writer - March 15, 2014 at 1:49 pm
RE: Dear ex-theists - by Chad32 - March 15, 2014 at 1:56 pm

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