Mon 5 May, 2008 03:45 pm - Dear Didymos,
In the stories and traditions of religion it explains how god created evil yet if you don't take these specified foundations of religion seriously or literally I wonder why... (view)
Mon 5 May, 2008 03:37 pm - [quote=Justin]Could man have created God and Lucifer? I've actually never seen either one so couldn't it be that it's a creation in the mind of mankind?
Man creates evil. God is... (view)
Mon 5 May, 2008 03:24 pm - [quote=Didymos Thomas]What do you mean by "created"? That's the verb in the sentence "God created evil". If we do not understand the action, all we have is God doing... (view)
Mon 5 May, 2008 02:50 pm - [quote=Didymos Thomas]Interesting claim, which we can discuss, but that doesn't really answer the question. What is it for God to [I]create[/I]. You know what I mean if I say I created a... (view)
Mon 5 May, 2008 01:52 pm - [quote=Didymos Thomas]I think most of the difficulties here are rooted in the phrases that say something about God. For example, "God created" - what is it for God to create?
If he... (view)
Mon 5 May, 2008 01:40 pm - [quote=de Silentio]Why wouldn't he? Free choice is an extremely important aspect of faith. To give you an analogy: I would rather give my son the option to grow up and make horrible decisions... (view)
Mon 5 May, 2008 01:36 pm - Another interesting point is that in religion choice or free will was bestowed upon man by god.
So not only did god create evil but he gave free choice to people in order that they may choose to... (view)
Sun 4 May, 2008 05:26 pm - [quote=Justin]Well, that's a good question and one often asked. I believe there's a discussion on this forum of basically the same thing. So, did God create evil?... Hmmm... wouldn't... (view)
Sun 4 May, 2008 05:21 pm - [quote=de Silentio]How is mans ability to rebel against God evidence of him not being omnipotent?[/quote]
If god is omnipotent why would he let his creation rebel?
If god is the source of... (view)
