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edhopper
(33,658 posts)37. which assumes
a thinking creator, not in evidence.
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A whole arm, leg, branch of theology is dedicated to understanding your question
TexasProgresive
Aug 2016
#2
Those are great questions that should be asked. Religion isn't going to answer them though.
cleanhippie
Aug 2016
#11
The most sophisticated believers realized the inherent contradiction in this long ago...
trotsky
Aug 2016
#7
Is it also "reasonable to assume" that since we are told that suffering is a necessary consequence..
trotsky
Aug 2016
#46
Still doesn't explain a universe full of suffering that is mostly incompatible...
Humanist_Activist
Aug 2016
#40
Well, "free will" really does become a matter of faith for Christians, since...
trotsky
Aug 2016
#90
Artificial intelligence hasn't advanced with the ability to write what I write,
cpwm17
Aug 2016
#100
Being an asshole, God placed the Tree of Knowledge where he knew Adam would eat
immoderate
Aug 2016
#20
I've wondered why this all-knowing God didn't know enough to create a female counterpart
bulloney
Aug 2016
#29
That seems to be a stretch, particularly since, technically, female is the "default" for...
Humanist_Activist
Aug 2016
#41
Since there is no obvious other candidate world to compare to this world,
struggle4progress
Aug 2016
#44