Subj : Re: Angels and demons
To   : DaiTengu
From : jimmylogan
Date : Wed Jun 04 2025 21:23:38

-=> DaiTengu wrote to jimmylogan <=-

 Da>   Re: Re: Angels and demons
 Da>   By: jimmylogan to DaiTengu on Tue May 27 2025 08:29 am

 Da>> He's had  thousands of years.  God is either incompetent (he's been
 Da>> unable to stop evil), or malevolent (unwilling to stop evil).

 ji> Where would you suggest He start? With you? Or with me? Or with what YOU
 ji> call evil?

 Da>  I'm pretty sure the vast majority of people on the planet could
 Da> identify blatant evil if it was presented to them, no matter what their
 Da> religion is.

Can you give me an example of blatant evil?

 Da> most religions have something similar to christianity's "golden rule".
 Da> the whole "do unto others as you would have them to do to you" (Luke
 Da> 6:31) has existed longer than any of the abrahamic faiths.

 Da> It also fascinates me how so many so-called devout christians tend to
 Da> ignore this rule.

Yes, it is very sad. :-( The main problem with people that identify
as Christian is they aren't really serious about their commitment
to God/Jesus.

 ji> When people realize that EVERYONE is basically evil, then asking God to
 ji> stop it means to ask God to wipe out the human race. I don't think anyone
 ji> really wants that...

 Da>  meh. I've heard worse ideas.

Would you volunteer yourself and those you love for that?




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