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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I believe in a higher power and intelligent design, but not that God is ever loving. If that's true, explain the Holocaust.[/quote]

Read Lord of the Flies to explain the holocaust.  [/quote]

What does Lord of the Flies have to do with an ever lasting God?
-NP[/quote]

It has to do with how evil comes into the world. Through us.[/quote]

That doesn't answer the question of why an ever loving God would allow that kind of evil to happen.
Or are you saying God uses human monstrosity to teach us good from evil?
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No,

I'm saying that God is a positive force that humans choose to follow or not. He doesn't control things at that level on earth. We bring God into the world or not.[/quote]

God doesn't control things?  I thought people believed that he was omnipotent and reigned forever in heaven where you'd go when you died if you followed his rules.  And you didn't follow his rules, you'd go to hell for eternity. [/quote]

The rules are to love others as yourself, and God with all your heart. 
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God has lots of rules, as I remember.  Also, as stated above earlier, he's omnipotent and reigns forever in heaven where you  go when you die if you follow his rules. And you didn't follow his rules, you'd go to hell for eternity.  Correct?

And that's just the Christian God.  There are other gods, with some different rules.  Currently, it's OK to switch around among gods, but it's considered bad by many people to not believe in any God at all.[/quote]

It is all confusing but isn’t it the devil who comes in the form of confusion? 
I believe there are 2 higher beings, forces, entities (whatever you want to call it) that influence us as individuals and collectively as a society. It’s a constant struggle of good v evil. It could not be more apparent than what is happening right now. [/quote]

Confusion comes from current day theists trying to justify bronze age belief systems in a scientifically advanced modern world. They're trying to force a square peg into a round hole. [/quote]

True. It still comes down to good v evil. I cannot recall a time in our history where the stakes were higher. Our planet and our humanity has been compromised to a point where it is not repairable. [/quote]

I don't believe in an absolute good or evil. Those are judgements of actions and how they affect individuals/society. Its more a point about selfishness versus acting for the common good. What you may call evil, I view as selfishness.[/quote]

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