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Old 02-29-2008, 04:46 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Perfect would be no pain whatsoever, if god truly was all powerful then they could wipe out AIDS and starvation.

Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?
-Epicurus
so you guys advocate a conception of "god" which would eliminate free will?

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Talk about an ego is more like it. If we don't worship God we're going to hell, sounds to me like he cares.
yeah exactly. it's the ego of humans which projects human judgment upon the prospect of divine judgment.
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yeah, i realized that the feeling of something missing from my life was really myself not being there.
Open your eyes.
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