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Recent content by yoheisato

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    Understanding tragedies

    I believe those who believe in the biblical god also care about humanity, in general. In summary, my question is basically this: If god is omnipotent, why can he not have created a good-natured mankind to begin with while still allowing enough room for free will? Or why can he not give...
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    Understanding tragedies

    Maybe you skipped the flow of the discussion. My response is also taking into consideration this comment.
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    Understanding tragedies

    In other words, process doesn't matter, and result is what counts? I care for humanity. I feel for those who were tortured to death wrongly during witch-hunting, for example.
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    Understanding tragedies

    Mankind: Genesis 1:26-27, 2:7, 2:21-22 Tree: Genesis 2:9 Snake: Genesis 3:1 If I am wrong, let me ask you who else, in the biblical context, created these if not god?
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    Understanding tragedies

    I thought god created everything. Am I wrong here?
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    Understanding tragedies

    But why can't god make us a little bit better, create this race just a little bit better from the beginning so that we all stay like kind, good-hearted brothers while still allowing room for free will? Surely, that should have been achievable? Why did he have to make snake and the apple...
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    Understanding tragedies

    Pegg, thank you so much for inspiring replies. While I don't agree with the concept, it does make sense even to me. Thank you so much. So, it seems that free will is that important, more important than perfect world without tragedies, then... I guess this question is similar to questions...
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    Understanding tragedies

    I mean no offense, but to be honest, I least expected to reach agreements with or find inspirations in someone from judaism, but you really turned my view upside down. A BIG THANK YOU !! Anyway, being omnipotent, but not choosing to stop tragedies (at least, short-term, apparent ones), and...
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    Understanding tragedies

    Thank you for your reply. I really like the points you make and the way you hold your faith. It's great. If possible, I'd like to know how you view the compatibility of omniscience and free will. In other words, god is omniscient, he knows all the future, the future is fixed, so is there...
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    Understanding tragedies

    Dear Peg, I am referring to your post no. 8. I am going a little bit off the topic (although deeply related), but what do you think about this? A politician does something good. People praise her. The same politician does something bad. This time, people blame her. (We can assume that...
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    There is no contradiction in Religion and Science

    I am seeing a bigger picture on this, but I am sure you won't agree. I am saying that science is a religion because it is a faith system in logic, evidence, and proof. Basically, we are not disagreeing. If we disagree, it's most likely only because of the difference in the definition of the...
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    Understanding tragedies

    Sorry that I got you by surprise. When I said this, I was referring to the post # 10. Anyway, my question is whether you think that the article you quoted is also applicable to child soldiers' case. In short, there is no other way than to process tragedies by thinking that god has a plan...
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    Understanding tragedies

    I know. But my question is a general and fundamental one, and it encompasses all kinds of tragedies. Death of a beloved one was merely one example.
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    Understanding tragedies

    Dear eselam, thank you for the article. But, I'd like to go back to my point about child soldiers discussed earlier. So, does it mean that infants being forced to be child soldiers and kill their parents is necessary and positive in the long run? If I understand right, this is basically what...
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    Understanding tragedies

    It is my own faith system as summarized here: What’s libraism? | Libraism by Yohei Sato (LYS) An example can be like this: There is a very bad guy. He does all sorts of bad things. But one day, his beloved child dies in a car accident. He tries to understand and accept this...
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