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Why does "God" allow bad things to happen to good people?
Why does "God" allow allow so much suffering?
Why does "God" allow so much disease?
Why did "God" create such a "dog eat dog" world?
"God" wants to try out everything for self-growth and to see what he/she/it likes.
originally posted by: Profusion
What if "God" simply wants to experience everything?
originally posted by: Punisher75
a reply to: Profusion
"God" wants to try out everything for self-growth and to see what he/she/it likes.
If we are going to presuppose God, then we would have to presuppose God would have no reason to see what it is like, because being all knowing, they would already know what they like.
Why?
Because if God was not all Knowing then they would not really be God, but rather just a powerful, cosmic entity.
So really your question is to my thinking, Why is God Evil, instead of Good.
In effect the post seems to me that you have presupposed (maybe even unknowingly) an evil or at very least a careless God, before the first "Why Does..." Question was asked.
originally posted by: luthier
originally posted by: Punisher75
a reply to: Profusion
"God" wants to try out everything for self-growth and to see what he/she/it likes.
If we are going to presuppose God, then we would have to presuppose God would have no reason to see what it is like, because being all knowing, they would already know what they like.
Why?
Because if God was not all Knowing then they would not really be God, but rather just a powerful, cosmic entity.
So really your question is to my thinking, Why is God Evil, instead of Good.
In effect the post seems to me that you have presupposed (maybe even unknowingly) an evil or at very least a careless God, before the first "Why Does..." Question was asked.
There is no reason "god" needs to be omnipotent. Just that he was the first cause and a necessary being.
In fact an omnipotent God is a good arguement against Christianity since it voids out free will. If God knows everything there is no free will. This is where theology made a misstep in logic
originally posted by: verschickter
a reply to: Punisher75
I see a flaw in there. Because I know how riding a bike feels. But maybe I want to experience it again?
originally posted by: luthier
There is no reason "god" needs to be omnipotent. Just that he was the first cause and a necessary being.
In fact an omnipotent God is a good arguement against Christianity since it voids out free will. If God knows everything there is no free will. This is where theology made a misstep in logic
originally posted by: Punisher75
originally posted by: verschickter
a reply to: Punisher75
I see a flaw in there. Because I know how riding a bike feels. But maybe I want to experience it again?
Again this is already assuming that God is inherently evil or careless.
It also assumes that God is not God via way of limiting Gods Power to experience without the need to actively do anything to make it so. Omnipotence is by definition not something that need to be activated.
originally posted by: luthier
originally posted by: Punisher75
originally posted by: verschickter
a reply to: Punisher75
I see a flaw in there. Because I know how riding a bike feels. But maybe I want to experience it again?
Again this is already assuming that God is inherently evil or careless.
It also assumes that God is not God via way of limiting Gods Power to experience without the need to actively do anything to make it so. Omnipotence is by definition not something that need to be activated.
Omnipotent God equals no free will.
If God knows everything he knows what you will do in any situation. It's a logical paradox when combined with free will.