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> I found the religious themes interesting. There's the famous Problem of Evil in religion. "Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipo
by lusus_naturae 3y ago
> I found the religious themes interesting. There's the famous Problem of Evil in religion.
"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then from whence comes evil?"
These questions don't make sense. I am not claiming to be a believer etc., but if God exists then eventually you end up with your maker, right? So given an eternity of whatever is after this life, what does experiencing something bad or evil even matter then.
The existence of God implies a number of things about human nature and existence, and that's regardless of whether one accepts or rejects God. Per my understanding, humanity defines itself by defining what is not- what we say is evil or immoral or wrong, etc. I think the problem is that religion (historically) has been confounded by politics.
Tbh I don't think humans can do religion correctly, so society as a whole should be secular.
- CharlesW 3y ago> …if God exists then eventually you end up with your maker, right? Not necessarily. As Luke 18:25 notes, "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God".
- greedo 3y agoI've always preferred Sting's version: "Better to be poor than a fat man in the eye of a needle."