PoliticalChic
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What's your take on the second sentence in the article?
I am not really sure, but I think the Dimension God is from had no evil in existence, but that God himself personally knew that evil was a way of life that could exist, if he allowed it to. And I think when he created humanity, he wanted us to know about it as well. Not as a possible choice, but to only be exposed to it so we can be aware of it and its results. To experience it first hand I think. And compare it to his goodness and know which way is best.
That's as best as I understand it.
It appears to me that the author is assigning a pejorative to the definition of God.
It makes God responsible for evil.
God has given us free will, and intellect to consider the results of our actions.
Those are the blessings of the Judeo-Christian faith, and the most significant difference from the religion of submission...Islam.
Hence, God doesn't 'allow' evil, He allows his creations to choose.
In my view, God is not a Judeo Christian, and their beliefs are not his. In Isaiah 45:7 God claims that he created evil; cased closed in my view of this. God said he did all the choosing, not humanity. Free will is an illusion.
Is Man a Free Moral Agent - J. Preston Eby
I've seen translations that say 'disaster' rather than 'evil.'
"Free will is an illusion."
I suggest that you re-examine your life.
Free will means a mind is unaffected by any outside influences; no such thing. Hey, but to each their own views. Nothing in the human consciousness is free. Our minds are so heavily influenced its often pathetic.
"Free will means a mind is unaffected by any outside influences; no such thing. Hey, but to each their own views. Nothing in the human consciousness is free."
free will
ˌfrē ˈwil/
noun
- the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one's own discretion. Google
"Our minds are so heavily influenced its often pathetic."
I always appreciate autobiographical posts.