(Ron) Existence of Evil

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>> RON

>>   The existence of "evil" in no way disproves the existence of God. 

It

>> only shows that He does not meet your criteria. But last I heard He 

did

>> not have to interview for the position!

>>   I raised the issue of the globe because of your argument that

>> extraordinary statements require extraordinary proof. You based this 

on

>> common understanding and I am only showing that something

>> "extraordinary" or even impossible by common understanding can still 

be

>> true. It is irrelevent whether we understand it or not.

>

>TILL

>The existence of evil would not disprove the existence of A god, but it

>does

>disprove the existence of the Christian god.  Christians claim that 

this

>god

>of theirs is omniscient, omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and omnipresent 

among

>other "omni" characteristics.  However, since the existence of evil is

>logically incompatible with the existence of an omniscient, omnipotent,

>omnibenevolent deity, then we can know that no such entity exists, just 

as

>we know that a logical contradiction like square circles cannot exist.

>

>Consider the following statements:

>

>1. God knows everything.

>

>2. God can do anything that is logically possible.

>

>3.  God is infinite in his love, mercy, and kindness.

>

>4.  Sentient beings created by this God suffer pain from the existence 

of

>evil.

>

>Please explain how that number 4 can be logically compatible with 1, 2, 

and

>3.

>

>Farrell Till

>Skepticism, Inc.

>jftill@midwest.net

>

RON
  Your 4 statements above are theological speculation. You assume that 3 
excludes 4. This is based on your own definitions of the words love, 
mercy, and kindness. Mercy does not exclude justice. Without justice 
(punishment) why would one have need of mercy?
  Isaiah 45:7 was originally translated as "I create good and evil". 
Regardless, good and evil are relative terms. A murderer might consider 
being sent to prison evil. A terrorist might think blowing up innocent 
people is good.

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