If God is...

[Captain.E.Blackadder]

all powerfull, all lovering, all knowing and all seeing why does he let evil and suffering happen?

In the bible it says some humans are evil because God made humans in his own image and that means free will.

Why do you think god lets evil happen?

[43rdFoot]

Because you can't have good without evil...?

[spanish_emperor]

Because you can't have good without evil...?

why?

[Banana Jelly]

why?

Because you cant have light without darkness

[Arch-hereticK]

Because you cant have light without darkness

As einstein said "shadows are simply areas of less light."
There is no light or dark, only varying degrees of luminosity.

[Banana Jelly]

As einstein said "shadows are simply areas of less light."
There is no light or dark, only varying degrees of luminosity.

Yes. Without that lumonosity in certain areas, there is darkness, amirite?

[Visarion]

Because you cant have light without darkness

Light = good
Dark = evil

The concept of "good" can't exist without the concept of "evil"!

It was a philosophical statement I believe...

and you gave scientific explanations!

[Banana Jelly]

Light = good
Dark = evil

The concept of "good" can't exist without the concept of "evil"!

It was a philosophical statement I believe...

and you gave scientific explanations!

Is this sarcasm?

[Lupu]

Light = good
Dark = evil

The concept of "good" can't exist without the concept of "evil"!

It was a philosophical statement I believe...

and you gave scientific explanations!

Since when was light and darkness good and evil?

[persianfan247]

Because you can't have good without evil...?

No you can't have a concept of good without evil, but you can have good without evil but no know that everything is good.

[43rdFoot]

No you can't have a concept of good without evil, but you can have good without evil but no know that everything is good.

No, because "good" is just as much a concept as "evil" is. You can't possibly know what good is without knowing what isn't good.


Juts as you can't understand what is right without knowing what is wrong.

[Arch-hereticK]

It's because the good god is in hell and it's the evil god that is in heaven.

I think comparing their kill record will solidify my hypothesis.

[Banana Jelly]

The answer is in one of my post's before.

[Spiff]

The question should be more like what objective reason does god have to prevent suffering? If life is a test of some sort then suffering is simply a superior opportunity to prove yourself worthy of eternal paradise..

Besides, what is a little bit of temporary suffering when we're talking about eternal compensation for your trouble?

[Poach]

God allows evil to happen because, if he did not, he would grow so bored of life he would swallow the pin of the nearest Holy Hand Grenade.

Really, all you lot do is bother him when the hits the fan. Without that, he'd have no one to talk to.

[Arch-hereticK]

God gives bone cancer to children for the sexual thrill.
I had a dream about that once (what? Did I go too far?)

[empr guy]

God gives bone cancer to children for the sexual thrill.

now why dosent that surprise me?...

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i believe god lets "evil" happen because he isnt exactly around to do anything about it, but i have no idea what a theist would say.

[Lupu]

God created nature and nature works by itself.

[Elfdude]

In Einstein's words, there is no evil just as there is no shadow or no cold. What we perceive as cold is simply a difference in heat, what we perceive as shadow is just a difference in light, similarly what we perceive as evil is differences in the amount of goodness. So is there evil? No.

Not that I became a christian overnight or anything, this is just the usual theistic counter.

[43rdFoot]

Let me restate this:

You can't have good without evil. Bone cancer is terrible, but you can't appreciate not having bone cancer without it.


Just imagine yourself in a world where everything tasted like ice cream. It would be boring, and you wouldn't consider ice cream a good flavor, you would just consider it the flavor. Now if you throw some spinach into the mix, all of a sudden ice cream tastes farking great.