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Old 05-24-2011, 08:22 PM
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I understand. God can even kill children, and still be thought of as good. In fact, he demands that we think he is good, no matter what he does. So, if we read a newspaper account of a... well, I was going to say a crime, but let's not pass judgement, just yet. Here, let's dive into a (made-up) example:
An unknown individual broke into a daycare center yesterday, and opened fire with an assault weapon, killing all the children and workers present. Investigators have no idea of the identity of the individual
That's all we know. From just this account, can you tell me whether the action of this individual was good or evil?
Brother, I understand your struggle, really I do. I don't particularly like the system at times either. The fact is though, God doesn't choose to intervene in His system each and every time a wrong is about to be committed. You may not like that, I may not like that, but that's the way it is.
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Old 05-24-2011, 08:27 PM
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Brother, I understand your struggle, really I do. I don't particularly like the system at times either. The fact is though, God doesn't choose to intervene in His system each and every time a wrong is about to be committed. You may not like that, I may not like that, but that's the way it is.
I have no struggle!

Can you answer the question about the daycare shooting?
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Old 05-24-2011, 08:29 PM
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I have no struggle!

Can you answer the question about the daycare shooting?
It's the same answer I've given so far.....free will. Innocents suffer. The guilty go free. God doesn't micromanage His creation.

That's the system.
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It's the same answer I've given so far.....free will. Innocents suffer. The guilty go free. God doesn't micromanage His creation.

That's the system.
Did the individual commit an evil act?
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Did the individual commit an evil act?
Define "evil".
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Define "evil".
There is no need to. Everyone understands what I mean, including you. Please answer the question.
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There is no need to. Everyone understands what I mean, including you. Please answer the question.
Just wanted to see what you personally believed evil was.

But, to continue the discussion, yes the act was evil.
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