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The problem of evil revisited.
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RE: The problem of evil revisited.
(September 21, 2014 at 7:29 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: If God isn't forbidden from doing anything logically impossible, then why does God require suffering as a character builder to begin with? God could just as easily have given each of us 'built-in- character, thus obviating the need for suffering and discussions like this one.

Boru

Perhaps it can't be given, perhaps it has to be built by free-will to have merit and the character must be built in with free-will relationship in this world.

(September 21, 2014 at 7:56 pm)rasetsu Wrote: Okay, so in this little experiment you create a multitude of men and women with character who will experience eternal bliss. Let's call them the multitude. Then, you have a horde of others who suffered and didn't get the reward. Why is the creation of the multitude worth the suffering of the horde when he could have just not created us at all? What value is the creation of the heavenly multitude that it justifies such a scheme? What purpose is there in creating a heavenly multitude?

Well those who don't build character and chose a lousy character don't deserve to have an honorable character.

Now about who will live in eternal bliss, that's left to open debate in the theodicy. It can be that evil people will not be given eternal bliss but punished. It can be that evil people will be forgiven but not have the honorable character the good people developed. Or it can be that they will cease to exist.

I think the reward good people get is worth the sacrifice.
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The problem of evil revisited. - by MysticKnight - September 21, 2014 at 3:55 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 21, 2014 at 4:00 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by MysticKnight - September 21, 2014 at 4:03 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by The Grand Nudger - September 21, 2014 at 4:33 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by MysticKnight - September 21, 2014 at 4:36 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by The Grand Nudger - September 21, 2014 at 4:40 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by MysticKnight - September 21, 2014 at 4:42 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by The Grand Nudger - September 21, 2014 at 4:44 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by MysticKnight - September 21, 2014 at 4:46 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by Little lunch - September 21, 2014 at 4:46 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by MysticKnight - September 21, 2014 at 4:52 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by genkaus - September 22, 2014 at 1:09 am
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by The Grand Nudger - September 21, 2014 at 4:49 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by Jenny A - September 21, 2014 at 5:02 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by MysticKnight - September 21, 2014 at 5:07 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by Jenny A - September 21, 2014 at 5:28 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by paulpablo - September 21, 2014 at 5:11 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by The Grand Nudger - September 21, 2014 at 5:18 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by Madness20 - September 21, 2014 at 5:38 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by The Grand Nudger - September 21, 2014 at 5:41 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by Chas - September 21, 2014 at 6:41 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 21, 2014 at 7:29 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by MysticKnight - September 21, 2014 at 8:00 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by bennyboy - September 21, 2014 at 10:53 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by genkaus - September 22, 2014 at 1:16 am
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by Angrboda - September 21, 2014 at 7:56 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by The Grand Nudger - September 21, 2014 at 8:22 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by MysticKnight - September 21, 2014 at 9:38 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by Chas - September 22, 2014 at 7:44 am
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by The Grand Nudger - September 21, 2014 at 10:10 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by Exian - September 21, 2014 at 11:46 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by genkaus - September 22, 2014 at 12:41 am
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by Aroura - September 22, 2014 at 12:58 am
The problem of evil revisited. - by Bibliofagus - September 22, 2014 at 1:11 am
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by Exian - September 22, 2014 at 1:34 am
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by Angrboda - September 22, 2014 at 3:11 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by Angrboda - September 22, 2014 at 4:47 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by genkaus - September 23, 2014 at 1:44 am
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by Mudhammam - September 22, 2014 at 5:00 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by bennyboy - September 22, 2014 at 5:03 pm
RE: The problem of evil revisited. - by CapnAwesome - September 23, 2014 at 1:48 am

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