RE: The Ultimate Why There Is Evil in the World Thread.
May 15, 2015 at 8:34 am
(This post was last modified: May 15, 2015 at 8:37 am by Neo-Scholastic.)
(May 15, 2015 at 5:51 am)robvalue Wrote: The problem of evil isn't meant to disprove god, it disproves an omniscient, omnipotent omni-benevolent god.
No it doesn't. People who say that generally make the mistake of thinking that the omni-traits allow anything at all to be possible. Omniscient means knowing everything of which it is possible to know. Omnipotent means having the power to achieve any possible goal. And Omni-benevolent mean desirous of producing good to the greatest possible extent.
(May 15, 2015 at 5:51 am)robvalue Wrote: Also, if god is omniscient, we don't have any free will. In fact, neither does he. He knows what he will do before he does it, and he can't choose otherwise.It would appear to be the case, except that God is a fully actualized being. While this is extremely difficult to imagine it can be known conceptually. Terms like free will and choice simply have no relevance to God.
(May 14, 2015 at 11:41 pm)Stimbo Wrote: I've got all the proof you could ever want. 100%, copper-bottomed, irrefutable proof. But you'll just deny it because you hate the implications of a godless world and just want to go on sanctimising. So why should I tell you?
Don't worry I will return to the stone in your shoe. I may choose to start a thread by that title, in which case I let your know.
