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Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion?

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RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion?

May 16, 2015 at 12:17 pm

(May 16, 2015 at 11:00 am)whateverist Wrote: ...

(May 16, 2015 at 10:24 am)robvalue Wrote: A god that wants to test us is bound to try and justify it by making us seemingly get stronger after testing.

Since he apparently did the design, he could just make us fit and capable to do whatever we want and be happy all the time without all this jerking around.

He's either really rubbish, or he's using us for cheap laughs.

That is because god wants us to have free will so we can choose to slit our wrists instead of rising to His challenges. Didn't you get the memo?
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Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Hatshepsut - May 15, 2015 at 3:52 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Cyberman - May 15, 2015 at 3:54 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Hatshepsut - May 15, 2015 at 4:20 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Whateverist - May 16, 2015 at 11:00 am

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Pyrrho - May 16, 2015 at 12:17 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Randy Carson - May 16, 2015 at 7:36 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Randy Carson - May 16, 2015 at 7:39 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by AFTT47 - May 15, 2015 at 4:42 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Pyrrho - May 15, 2015 at 6:19 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Hatshepsut - May 16, 2015 at 8:51 am

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by The Grand Nudger - May 16, 2015 at 8:57 am

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by robvalue - May 16, 2015 at 9:01 am

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by The Grand Nudger - May 16, 2015 at 9:04 am

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Hatshepsut - May 16, 2015 at 10:06 am

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by robvalue - May 16, 2015 at 10:24 am

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Neo-Scholastic - May 16, 2015 at 5:48 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by dyresand - May 16, 2015 at 6:29 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Pyrrho - May 16, 2015 at 6:38 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Minimalist - May 16, 2015 at 6:06 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Hatshepsut - May 16, 2015 at 7:26 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Nope - May 16, 2015 at 7:37 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Nope - May 16, 2015 at 8:07 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Minimalist - May 16, 2015 at 8:14 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Randy Carson - May 17, 2015 at 9:43 am

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by dyresand - May 17, 2015 at 9:54 am

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Neo-Scholastic - May 17, 2015 at 1:35 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by dyresand - May 17, 2015 at 2:55 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by The Grand Nudger - May 17, 2015 at 6:25 am

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by ignoramus - May 17, 2015 at 8:08 am

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Neo-Scholastic - May 17, 2015 at 3:37 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by dyresand - May 17, 2015 at 4:40 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by The Grand Nudger - May 17, 2015 at 6:42 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Nope - May 17, 2015 at 6:50 pm

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by robvalue - May 18, 2015 at 1:13 am

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by Pyrrho - May 18, 2015 at 8:27 am

RE: Perfect, Best of Possible, or Better than Nothing: Which criterion? - by robvalue - May 19, 2015 at 6:12 am

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