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The free will argument demonstrates that christians don't understand free will.

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The free will argument demonstrates that christians don't understand free will.
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RE: The free will argument demonstrates that christians don't understand free will.
April 29, 2014 at 9:34 am
I like to take it one step further and say that, given an omnipotent, omniscient god, suffering can only exist for suffering's sake. Anything the theist claims is accomplished by allowing free will could easily have been done without allowing suffering, so the only option is that god derives some value from the suffering itself.
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RE: The free will argument demonstrates that christians don't understand free will. - by Faith No More - April 29, 2014 at 9:34 am

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