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More like the ground. Anybody can walk on it, but try not to fall onto it.Question: Is God omni-benevolent?
As in totally good?
Question: Is God omni-benevolent?
As in totally good?
I say no, because he allows suffering when he could stop it (e.g. childhood leukaemia)
But I think he makes up for this....
Because Jesus is
Jesus cares and heals afflictions
So, overall he is and he isn't
But the fact that in some regards he isn't fully good (e.g. not preventing childhood leukaemia when he could so easily stop it) disqualifies him from being omni-benevolent - as omni means "all"
If he was omni-benevolent then there would be no suffering in his creation
But I would say that he balances out as being mostly benevolent
And that no matter how awful the world is, everything will work out for the best in the end
I'd say God is very good, but not all good as he allows suffering when he could stop it
The prevention of suffering is obviously not a priority for him
I don't think anything could make up for childhood leukemia. Or any other suffering.
We do break and it is good when it hurts and lets us know it is broken. So we can start stepping away from the "any other suffering" judgment.
To me, this is such a non-argument, and typically being something that the more irrational humans might posit. How on earth would we know what is the greatest quality of God or even possible, and as to whether any God has our existence as a priority, other than simply being our projection as to such? We really have such knowledge? Far more rational to observe that life is often so bad for humans and simply accept such, given it is so for much of all life too, hence why I never involve God in any arguments concerning what happens in the lives of humans - there are much better explanations for all such.Question: Is God omni-benevolent?
As in totally good?
We don't know the future and so we can't say that allowing suffering of the innocent makes God less that completely good.
So it takes a leap of faith to believe that a loving God created it all. And yet, I do believe that. And that all our suffering, even and especially the suffering of the innocent, must have a purpose which is hidden from us.
I don't think anything could make up for childhood leukemia. Or any other suffering.
That comes from evolution, since according to the Atheists, it cannot come from a God who does not exist. On the other hand, God is Spirit and not matter; two different realms. God would be more connected to consciousness, than to physical biology. Evolution controls physical matter and biology.
As a question to Atheists, why does evolution allow the pain of childhood leukemia? God or Jesus would comfort the child, with information; spirit, but evolution creates the problem. What is the selective advantage to this?
Is this need for suffering an artifact of evolution still using casino science odds? Gambling with life, is not rational enough to find health and perfection for all. Like buying lottery tickets, one has to take the win with the losses. This fits the data better.
Perhaps one should put this question to all other life, amongst which we evolved, and all such being in a struggle for survival. Hence their impact on us. Not make better sense?As a question to Atheists, why does evolution allow the pain of childhood leukemia? God or Jesus would comfort the child, with information; spirit, but evolution creates the problem. What is the selective advantage to this?
Of course. The existence of suffering doesn't somehow cancel out God's goodness.Question: Is God omni-benevolent?
As in totally good?
Then why does he allow it?Of course. The existence of suffering doesn't somehow cancel out God's goodness.
Then why does he allow it?