Originally posted by whodeyWhy not use Reply instead of Reply & Quote?
The fact that evil exists does not mean it comes from God. It merely means that people are free to reject God.
We demand such freedom. Without it, we would consider our existence as nonexistence.
Non-sequiturs do not make you sound deep, whodey. 😀
Originally posted by whodeyDifferent people go for different scripts. I have no reason to imagine either of us being "a slave to God". If you are, then that is for you. Many Christians describe themselves in terms comparable to them being "a slave to God", and they do so all the time. If you don't go for that, well just describe your God figure in a different way. Whatever makes you feel special, right?
You would rather be a slave to God?
That does not sound like a good God to me.
Originally posted by whodeyDo you agree with this logic? :-
Logically, if God is all powerful then he would have to be good because good still exists.
The argument of being partially good is absurd to me.
Logically, if God is all powerful then he would have to be evil because evil still exists.
If not then perhaps you see the fallacy of your own statement.
Originally posted by wolfgang59If God were evil, then he could snuff out all good.
Do you agree with this logic? :-
Logically, if God is all powerful then he would have to be evil because evil still exists.
If not then perhaps you see the fallacy of your own statement.
This leaves two options. God is not all powerful or God allows evil to exist for a time.
Originally posted by whodeyX snuffing out Y. Z is not all powerful. X allows A. B exists for a time. This script template is like Dallas in the 80s. The "third option" ~ if you're old enough to recall ~ is Dallas season 9 [1985-86] where all 31 episodes were declared to have been a Pam Ewing dream all along in order to make way for whatever the stories were going to be in season 10.
If God were evil, then he could snuff out all good.
This leaves two options. God is not all powerful or God allows evil to exist for a time.
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Originally posted by FMFIn a loving relationship each party MUST have the option of rejecting the other, otherwise love does not exist.
X snuffing out Y. Z is not all powerful. X allows A. B exists for a time. This script template is like Dallas in the 80s. The "third option" ~ if you're old enough to recall ~ is Dallas season 9 [1985-86] where all 31 episodes were declared to have been a Pam Ewing dream all along in order to make way for whatever the stories were going to be in season 10.
Is love evil FMF? I've met some jilted lovers who think so.
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Originally posted by whodeyUse Reply, whodey, rather than Quote & Reply. 😉
In a loving relationship each party MUST have the option of rejecting the other, otherwise love does not exist.
Is love evil FMF? I've met some jilted lovers who think so.
edit" or "Reply & Quote" I see the button is called.
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Originally posted by whodeyOr he is evil, and simply wants to give his believers a false sense of hope (what I call the ultimate evil).
If God were evil, then he could snuff out all good.
This leaves two options. God is not all powerful or God allows evil to exist for a time.
Originally posted by FabianFnasIf God does not allow rejection, i.e. evil, then love does not exist.
If God were good, then he could snuff out all evil.
He doesn't. Conclusion?
Once God is rejected, he then has the opputunity to immediately snuff them out or wait.
Speaking of waiting, there is another little thread around here about the eternal Lake of Fire. He will snuff it out, but has chosen to give us a period of grace to "save" who he can. Do you prefer immediate judgement?