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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good grief, the "problem" of God permitting evil was answered CENTURIES ago.

Those who whine "why does God permit this?" are only advertising their theological ignorance.

Christianity does not postulate that the world is a good place.

Christianity does not claim that God is presently in control of events; when Satan offered Jesus all the kingdoms of the world, Jesus rejected the offer but did not claim that it was spurious.

Jesus Christ would not have taught us to pray that God's Will be done here on Earth as it is in Heaven, unless God's Will was [b]not [/b]being done here on Earth.

There are numerous instances in the Old Testament where Israel and others go against God's Will. Therefore, it is possible for humans to act in opposition to God, without him dictating their actions. Furthermore, the very notion of Lucifer's Fall indicates strongly that God is not in control of all things.

Jesus Christ says that Satan has no hold on him, presumably because he has not sinned. Therefore, Satan [b]does [/b]have a hold on everyone who has sinned, namely, the rest of us on the planet.

It is thus a massive error to blame God for any specific evil act, or for evil in general.

Blame Satan, and blame his evil human minions.[/quote]

Yes, yes, the answer has been given. But the answer is not satisfactory. That's why we continue to question it. No one questions why the sun rises in the east anymore because that question has been satisfactorily answered. The problem of evil is far from settled. Christian apologists have tried to work around the definition of omnibenevolence - what it means, how it works, and etc. The debate rages on because language and religion are both man made, and as we are the maker of these things, we are in control of them and are able to change them at will to suit our purpose.

A God who created our world should be able to do the same. Yet there is no evidence that he does.

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Who are you to decide what god should be able to do  Only God can decide that and He has clearly shown that He cannot or does not control evil.  He is responsible for the good things.   Just be grateful for that.[/quote]

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