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Originally Posted by Ian E Coleman
Right but it's a different story if you put him in an empty white room with the hamburger, made him sit there starving, and also happened to be the one who ensured that the hamburger was food poisoned.
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That goes away from my example of between knowing something can happen and wanting/wishing for something to happen. I was trying to point out that just because God knows what can happen in the future because a result of people's immorality does not mean God wants people to be immoral.
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Originally Posted by Ian E Coleman
That's not a good analogy that I'm making, but just as an extension of the one you started let's say. And also add in the added bonus that you are psychic and you already knew whether he would eat the hamburger. So you created the situation knowing the result that would come of it. This more closely resembles the hypothetical situation of God.
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A perfectly benevolent God would not act malevolent.
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Originally Posted by mord
Actually, I like you a lot, Nea. That's why I treat you like ****. It's the MB way.
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