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Quote Originally Posted by Reefer Rogue
I did quote my source. Look harder at my last post [/quote}

And so you did! I am fucking blind. I apologize.



I dont buy that. Who says God is good? Perhaps he is cruel? Perhaps the good in the world is just here to make the evil more painful? Even if God is good, he might be using evil for good purposes. Sort of "tough love" . And then perhaps he doesnt care about us at all. If God exists why should he necessarily be concerned with our existence. Perhaps our status in the universe is on a par with cockroaches? A sort of pest that is hard to suppress completely. Perhaps God just created the universe, as a science experiment and then left it to run its course.

It does seem improbable to me that a Good and caring God could have created the harsh, cruel world we live in - but improbability is only evidence against Gods existence not proof and, before any one jumps on me, this was presented as a proof.

This is another Bifurcation Fallacy.
i believe he was referring specifically to the omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, omnibenevolent God of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic (and maybe rastafari, not sure about those guys) scriptures. if was all these things, he would be able to accomplish all of these goals without evil or suffering. both good and evil are unnecessary, but if god was good he would use only good and not create evil. therefore, if god exists, he is neither all good nor all evil, but finds pleasure in both to some degree.