Marcus Aurelius BTFO this faithless fool.
I forget the exact quote, but he broke it down instead to:
>if god is kind, then he will judge us for our actions over our lifetime (without forcing us to do good or evil)
>if god is cruel, then why worship him at all?
>if there is no god, then you need not worry because you will live on through your deeds (and misdeeds) in life for generations to come.
you know why he broke it down this way?
Because GOD decides, he is the only moral law.
>best of all possible worlds
I am sure there are other arguments, but that's one way of addressing the challenge. Secondly, if you want to have genuine discussion the terms of engagement should be set out as well.
He wiped the world of evil with the flood and promised he wouldn't interfere ever again. He's being consistent.
>If god real why bad happen?
Because the evil of the world is a test for us to become stronger and appreciate the good. Also, god is not entirely omnipotent. He can’t make 2+2 equal 5, because the energy of god must manifest itself within the framework of logical mathematics. Math is the basis of science, and so natural law is based off of mathematical law. In the same way, just as zero contains both infinity and negative infinity, life must contain both good and bad. That’s math.
>How does malevolence follow from the ability to prevent evil without willingness to?
It likely refers to the willingness portion, i.e. if you CAN stop evil but you willingly allow it, what is the reason for doing so?
The age of internet atheism has came and gone, it really stopped being a thing around 2008-2010
Enough with the faggoty debates
Because suffering, as a state of being, is not evil in Christianity.
>Create humans
>Give them the ability to do evil
>Know the future
>Know which humans will and will not do evil
>Punish them in hell for all eternity for doing what I already knew they were going to do when I created them
>mfw
Epicureus was a snowflake
Freedom is more important than protection from evil.
If you believe otherwise youre going to have to lock up your children and not let them leave the house ever... heck not even leave their rooms, make them padded too..
thats probably child abuse but hey, prevent evil
>Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
This doesn't follow at all.