Humbuggery

Ahh the classic, the problem of evil. Stated simply by Epicurus as follows:

“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.”

In this episode, we’ll explore two ideas, omnibenevolence, and another interesting idea, omnimalevolence.

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1. In general, I do not delete comments.
2. If the comment disagree’s with any belief or idea presented in this blog, fine, as long as it’s substantive.

I will not allow comments that are simply “This post sucks”, “You suck” or any variation of that sentiment, unless you can offer a convincing argument, or at least attempt to make a convincing argument.

This time, it’s omnipresence. I happen to like this one, it’s probably the most practical ‘power’ people ascribe to the deity. To be everywhere at once may seem to be a completely benign power, but as we’ll see, it really implies much more than might be thought at first glance. Without further pause, The Omnipresent God.

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So, many say god is an all knowing entity, and with his infinite knowledge, he guides us in his perfect plan through life. In this entry in the series on god, I’ll disassemble The omniscient god, and show why it’s simply not possible to know everything.

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Sorry for the long hiatus, School has kept me quite busy, I’ll get right back into it though. Check below the fold.

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