topic Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens? in Community Spirit

How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

the_bob_delusion — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:27:27 GMT

Let's assume God does exist, people tend to think this God is good. Why? Isn't it just as likely if there's a God, it is more likely to be an Evil God?

Where was the Good God when the Boston bombing was happening? This just proves an Evil God exists, doesn't it?

?:|

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:40:42 GMT

no, it just proves he has a plan. he needed those people more than we did. lol

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

lakeland27 — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:44:33 GMT

god or no god, there is still free will.

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

bella_again — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:45:46 GMT

You know you can't blame God for the choices people make. It would make it easier to blame something though wouldn't it? I think I'd rather blame the person who made the choice to commit such an evil crime. I really hope they catch whoever it is quickly..

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

id-to-post-anything — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:02:21 GMT

G-d is good. The issue is that He gave people free choice, and some people choose badly

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

the_bob_delusion — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:13:15 GMT

no, it just proves he has a plan. he needed those people more than we did. lol

are you saying because he needed those people, it implies he infact is responsible for the killing of these innocent lives and the bomber was merely fulfilling God's plan?

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

the_bob_delusion — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:15:25 GMT

god or no god, there is still free will.

This is a philosophical debate whether we actually have free will or not.

If God is in fact an omnipotent, omnisient God, we cannot logically have free will.

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

the_bob_delusion — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:17:18 GMT

G-d is good. The issue is that He gave people free choice, and some people choose badly

So God does not intervene in human matters coz' it'll violate our free choice?? So why pray if God is useless?

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

lakeland27 — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:19:02 GMT

This is a philosophical debate whether we actually have free will or not.

If God is in fact an omnipotent, omnisient God, we cannot logically have free will.

i make bad decisions at will. i have no idea if there is a god involved in the process or not.

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

rabbitearbandicoot — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:27:30 GMT

Let's assume God does exist, people tend to think this God is good. Why? Isn't it just as likely if there's a God, it is more likely to be an Evil God?

Where was the Good God when the Boston bombing was happening? This just proves an Evil God exists, doesn't it?

?:|

here we go again .... Bob, I seem to remember ... Oh Never mind!!

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:08:26 GMT

no, I was being sarcastic. lol.

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

janeababe — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:06:12 GMT

Ahhh.... so a good god and an evil god.

well that evil god could be a bit or a rascal i guess.... might even be a bit of a devil hey! 😉

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

godsandmen — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:45:41 GMT

This thread reminds me of a tweet I read the other day concerning the Boston bombing. After the Sandy Hook school massacre, Christians by the boatload were blaming it on God's judgement over the fact that "we have taken God out of our schools". The tweet said something like "Why isn't anybody blaming the Boston bombing on us having taken God out of our marathons?" Lol.

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

godsandmen — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:09:07 GMT

The "free will" argument might work in a case like this, but it fails when it comes to natural disasters that take the lives of countless people. In those cases, there is no "choice" being made by anybody.

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

darksideofthemoon — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:28:29 GMT

We are responsible for all that goes wrong, unless the planet decides to upheave and then it is a natural disaster for humans, nothing to do with God.

The disasters, destructions, killings, murders and wars are all MAN made and the more people that are born on this planet the more it will happen because, just like rats in a confined cage, as we are forced to live closer and closer to eachother, the more destructive we become.

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

aspie*mum — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:53:49 GMT

God gave men and women FREE WILL, he gave them life. It is up to them how the choose to live their life, and what they choose to do with their free will.

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

the_bob_delusion — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:52:02 GMT

God gave men and women FREE WILL, he gave them life. It is up to them how the choose to live their life, and what they choose to do with their free will.

So by your statement, God does not intervene. He'll just watch and do nothing.

You're probably aren't aware of the philosophical arguments. If we have free will, then God cannot be omnipotent and omnicient.

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

azureline** — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:56:29 GMT

Why do you feel the need to justify it?

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

the_bob_delusion — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:06:25 GMT

Why do you feel the need to justify it?

So are you saying your belief in a GOOD God is based on no justification?

Re: How do you Justify a Good God when Evil like this happens?

azureline** — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:22:23 GMT

I didn't say anything... I asked you a question.