(January 14, 2013 at 10:02 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: I think the OP needed to be expanded to account for omniscience because for a god to be able to envision a way to stop suffering without intervening in free will, it needs to know every possible combination/outcome.
And it would have the power to tweak those outcomes down the correct, desired line. That's the thing about infinite power and knowledge; everything becomes possible, and therefore nothing is accidental.
As to John V's reply to me... what Surtr said. I can hardly be accused of slipping in what's a part of every bible, can I?
"YOU take the hard look in the mirror. You are everything that is wrong with this world. The only thing important to you, is you." - ronedee
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