RE: If Only The Romans
January 2, 2015 at 2:15 am
(This post was last modified: January 2, 2015 at 2:16 am by Mudhammam.)
Sin is not the same thing as moral evil and natural evil. Sin is disobedience to God. Hence, atheists don't believe in sin because we don't believe that any gods are or can be offended by our actions. Moral evil is when a person acts as if he or she is a god and places themselves above their fellow mortals, disregarding the wills of others, making no allowance for self-criticism. The causes for this lie beyond the perpetrator, however. Natural evil is the pain and suffering wrought upon sentient life as a consequence of natural laws.
So, Lek, your God is responsible for moral evil and natural evil. He is also indirectly responsible for sin, of course, because anything not god or in perfect accordance with his will, which only he can be as only he is perfect, is by definition sinful.
So, Lek, your God is responsible for moral evil and natural evil. He is also indirectly responsible for sin, of course, because anything not god or in perfect accordance with his will, which only he can be as only he is perfect, is by definition sinful.
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza
