Re: the stupidest Bible story -- "God's nature".

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 17:37:23 -0700, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>Thomas P. wrote:
>> (Bob Crowley) wrote:
>> 
>>> David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>>> 
>>>> And yet this god allows evil to exist. In fact this
>>>> god that "cannot stand the presence of evil" created
>>>> evil.
>>> 
>>> Evil exists, therefore if God exists, He must allow it
>>> to exist for a reason, even if it pains Him to do so.
>>> 
>>>>> This judgement[sic], however, does not mean that
>>>>> God is not loving or merciful.....
>>>> 
>>>> Hmmm, a loving god that created evil.....
>>> 
>>> A big problem, one that no-one has been able to solve,
>>> but it obviously belongs to the area of intelligence
>>> self will.  Animals may be brutal, even cruel at times,
>>> but in most cases it is their drive for food that is
>>> behind it.
>> 
>> The "Problem of evil" only exists if one assumes a good,
>> omnipotent god.  It is quite clear that both cannot
>> exist, and we know evil exists.  The solution is simple.
>
>Yes, the solution is quite simple; the god the christians
>prattle on about is either not all loving or not all
>powerful. It's their god, so I'll let them pick which
>attribute they wish to change.

Non-existent is the most reasonable solution.
Thomas P.