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    Omnibenevolent?

    Which makes every reasonable discussion pointless. Unfortunately.
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    Omnibenevolent?

    Thank you for your post, chosenpath. I see what you mean. But I have to agree with [serious]. There is a problem with omnibenevolence and I don't see why He has to be be omnibenevolent.
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    Omnibenevolent?

    The tree of knowledge version is less logical, imo. Since God would have needed to create evil with the tree (otherwise the tree would have no meaning). And that contradicts his omnibenevolence and is not really an explaination. The Lucifer/Satan-version does not really make sense either...
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    Explosions in the Sky

    Once again, thank you for all the welcomes and wishes! :wave: I wish you all a merry Christmas!
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    Omnibenevolent?

    Okay, I think I understand your point about the evil-in-heaven-buisness. I got another question, though. (I don't want to get on your nerves, I find this very interesting and would love to understand how you guys think about it...) Is evil part of the creation? I mean, if God existed before all...
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    Omnibenevolent?

    That line of thought would explain his omnibenevolence indeed. However, only if you accept that allowing evil is not necessarily evil. Since he has the power to extinguish evil because he is omnipotent. However, is there evil in heaven then? Because, using your explaination, good can only be...
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    Omnibenevolent?

    Alright, wait a second. This is what I thought in the first place and what made me think that he is not omnipotent if he is omnibenevolent. We seem to have the same definition of omnibenevolence after all then. However, if you say that and, you imply that there is an independent entity...
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    Omnibenevolent?

    Thank you guys for your replies. I see this whole issue a lot clearer now.
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    Omnibenevolent?

    But isn't God potentially evil then? (Which - as I (and you) said - doesn't mean he does evil.) And I totally agree with you. There can be no good if it wasn't for evil. Therefore, evil should be part of God. The fact that he does good instead of evil, is what makes him good (otherwise - as you...
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    Omnibenevolent?

    Hello, the contradiction I saw is this: Two indepentend things requiring each other. I think, however, that I understand what you mean now. Everything is potentially good because it was created. But it can be used for evil which corrupts its good potential. Is that it? If this is the perfect...
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    Explosions in the Sky

    Thank you guys for the warm welcome! @Beckyy25: I am from Germany - my first language is German. At the moment, however, I live in the Netherlands and I do speak Dutch as well. Being from Austria, you speak German as well, don't you? ;)
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    Omnibenevolent?

    First of all, thank you for your replies. I appreciate that you took the time to think about my question and share your thoughts. :) That is a very interesting line of thought, a.d.ivNonasNovembres. I disagree, however, when you say that good and evil are indepentent states of existences. I...
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    Omnibenevolent?

    Hello everyone! This is my first post in your forum and I hope I chose the right category (I am kind of overwhelmed by all the subcategories you got...). There is something I’ve been wondering about for a while now... well, then I thought I might as well just ask people that probably...
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    Explosions in the Sky

    Hi there, this is Explosions in the Sky! I just registered here and am looking forward to some interesting conversations. I'd say I am a very open-minded person and while I do not believe in a personal God (or any other kind of supernatural entity), I am very interested in talking to people...
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