1: God Exists.
2: God is All-Powerful, by definition. A limited "deity" is a logical contradiction.
3: God created everything.
4: Suffering exists. e.g.: Infant death, floods, volcanoes, Everena's posts...
5: From 3 and 4, God created suffering.
6: All-powerful beings can always take another option. They do not have to settle for second best or accept necessary evil. They can always create a better option.
7: God did not take a better option than creating suffering.
8: From 6 and 7, God needlessly created suffering.
Conclusion: God is Malevolent.
An all-loving, merciful, just Creator is incompatible with the evidence of our reality.
At least from the perspective of a human. Maybe this is nematode heaven.
2: God is All-Powerful, by definition. A limited "deity" is a logical contradiction.
3: God created everything.
4: Suffering exists. e.g.: Infant death, floods, volcanoes, Everena's posts...
5: From 3 and 4, God created suffering.
6: All-powerful beings can always take another option. They do not have to settle for second best or accept necessary evil. They can always create a better option.
7: God did not take a better option than creating suffering.
8: From 6 and 7, God needlessly created suffering.
Conclusion: God is Malevolent.
An all-loving, merciful, just Creator is incompatible with the evidence of our reality.
At least from the perspective of a human. Maybe this is nematode heaven.