If one can do anything and loves everyone, then by simple deduction, we can conclude that it would stop a rapist from raping a child.
No you cant. You keep asserting this idea and it is not true. Instead of simply claiming it please demonstrate that it is true.
That's true, only if it is incapable of stopping suffering and/or calamities.
It is also true if that being is omnipotent but his purpose has moral justification for temporarily allowing suffering. Have you never allowed an action you could have prevented to be chosen and the negative consequences enacted for teaching purposes?
If there were some children playing on the railroad tracks, while a train was approaching, would you save those children if you could?
I would, however what I would do has nothing to do with what God would. I do not know if those kids will grow up and Nuke Canada for example. I did not create both this universe and those kids with a specific purpose in mind. God did and that purpose makes temporary suffering morally justifiable.
If God can do anything, then he could remove any morally justified reason for preventing Hitler from slaughtering millions of Jews - allowing the Jews to continue with their lives free of suffering.
That is true and also irrelevant.
1. God can do anything.
2. God is all good. More accurately always right.
Please demonstrate (not simply assume) that those two facts mean God must do as you claim. Those two facts do not mean that. Ones capacity and ones quality. Neither are will or purpose. I can easily see you did not look into the link I gave you or the argument as given by the professionals.
Your making two mistakes (one a optimization fallacy) in one claim. I have already covered you assumptions about capacity and quality. As for optimization. You seem to say God should have stopped Hitler. Then what? At what point has he reached the arbitrary amount of good that would satisfy you? Why stop there? On what basis are you God's judge? Based on your dynamic that God should stop evil then if we keep going the only action God could take is to create redundant God's exactly like himself as you have omnisciently determined he should remove all imperfection.
You are making an emotion based claim and trying to force fit logic into it and those that have made a career of logic and philosophy (one of the best at he link I gave) know very well that is not possible.
How can one deny a being that is inert?
What? Are you having trouble following the simple point I made? If so DR Craig may have been too much for you. I mentioned a theoretical being that enforced compliance and you responded with a claim about a inert being to my statement. Why? If for some reason you just missed what I said and were instead railing against the actual God who sent his only son to die for you then in what way is that inert either?
By that logic, if god can do anything, then he made the wrong choice to not stop Hitler from slaughtering the Jews.
Not given purpose. His purpose is to allow this world to run almost without his intervention until we make it so bad here (and we are well on our way) that he must stop it. At that point he will end all suffering. Only if you dismiss and ignore purpose is your argument even applicable (though it would still be wrong).
How can one choose someone who doesn't even appear to exist?
That statement is either the result of ignorance or intentionally used to justify a preference. He produced the most studied and cherished book in human history. The most influential person in history. He gave 2500 prophecies (which no human explanation exists for). He recorded miracles in multiply attested works so accurate the greatest expert on testimony and evidence in human history (Simon Greenleaf) said it meets every standard of modern law and the historical method. It has 25,000 historical corroborations. He even intervenes in human affairs beyond the Bible and billions claim to have experienced him directly. He even produced a universe that can't even exist unless he does. On what planet is there no evidence of God? Great scholars like Lewis and Chesterton literally began the process of disproving God and gave it up and became Christians because the volume of evidence is overwhelming.
Just to be sure we're on the same page, please provide three examples of evil.
That's a strange question and I think it leading but will answer anyway.
1. Taking human life without justification.
2. Knowingly increasing human suffering with justification.
3. Chattel slavery.
William Lane Craig is highly disingenuous. See [youtube]VgxUTJmcWsM[/youtube]
'Unbelieving' WLC - William Lane Craig exposed by Lawrence Krauss - YouTube
That's ridiculous. He is on the staff at several legendary secular institutions. Give arguments to what he says not personal commentary you find from those that hate what he says. Or even try Ravi Zacharias. He has at least 3 earned degrees beyond a bachelors and I think 6 honorary doctorates and is IMO the greatest theological philosopher who ever lived. Or try the legendary Aquinas. They all say the same thing and are far more qualified to know that most in their field. Give rigorous proof not personal opinion and assertions. Did you even listen to Craig's argument or simply look for anyone who dislikes what he says?
That's fair.
