(September 21, 2014 at 1:32 am)CapnAwesome Wrote: I don't understand most people's hard-on for the problem of evil. If I were a Theist it would be easy "God isn't omnibenevolent' Done. It doesn't really do anything at all against Theism in general.
(September 21, 2014 at 1:15 am)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: Note that I put it third on the list and even offered possible evasions, though I don't see the other arguments as being quite as easily dismissed.
Then why include it at all? Your list should be 3 good arguments and one that sucks. I really think the best is number 2. Why in the world would God be hidden. I've yet to hear an explanation that even close to satisfies myself for an answer to that.
Because it's still a rather strong argument against the majority of gods people actually care about.
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza