Arcanix:
1) I have enough religious friends, ranging from slight to hardcore, to know that nothing I say will convince them otherwise, so it's more a matter of debating purely for the sake of debating
2) This is SL, debating religion is expected here, it's been going on forever

Slick:
When I say SS, I mean the other one, especially since I mention him as a jesus freak and he's got it in his sig with a Jesus is Lord avatar xD

SS:
If God cannot remove evil without removing humanity, then he is not omnipotent, as nothing is impossible for an all-powerful being.
If God is unwilling to remove the evil, then he is malevolent for allowing us to continue to live in evil.

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lol i no who u mean reiver

the root of evil in the world is freewill which God gave us at creation basically wen u have mankind in existence there is allways gonna b a doorway for evil

by root of evil i mean the ability to commit evil actions

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@reiver

I will be the devil's advocate then, or in this case god.

The need for evil comes from the need to define god, if one doesn't exist both don't exist, plus i bet heaven would be pretty crowded if everyone who died went up there, now that i think of it i guess it would be like china more or less

lol arc

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lol.

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@riever


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


Very poetic I admit and impressive as well...

But..

1. God is able to do all things.
2. Who is to judge what is evil and what is good other then a god/God himself?
3. Epicurus is a man... A simple human being. Not a god.
4. He asks where comes evil if god is able and willing? Its simple...

The first evil deed was done by a woman (NOT MAN) by the name of Eve. If you read the bible Im sure youve heard of her... Right? anyways...

She committed the sin with the help of temptation. She did it on her own free will. Adam, was tempted by the woman and committed the same sin as eve out of his own free will as well and God Punished both for this evil deed and punished the serpent as well.

5. God is more then capable then destroying evil and he will.


If you truly want to prove God doesnt exist... Destroy the cities that are mentioned in the bible "still stands to this day."



Good luck


*God raises sniper*

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And if u really like the dude

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