Snow Turtle
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Right. This is looking at the problem of evil from an eastern perspective, but it still holds all the main three traits of your traditional christian God. The only difference seems to be that most eastern religions tend to view life as a learning experience, where some individuals believe that suffering can become a very strong learning tool.
Three questions:
1. Given that free will exists. Can God logically make a world without suffering? [Given emotions such as love etc]
1a. [Suppose this is similar to all those other variations: Can God create a rock so heavy that he cannot lift it]
2. Does having a contrast (suffering) emphasis happiness more so, than if there were no suffering?
3. If God removed this suffering, and made humans appreciate happiness without the need of a contrast. Would this be considered as infringing on free will?
(Been debating on another forum. It came down to this...)
Three questions:
1. Given that free will exists. Can God logically make a world without suffering? [Given emotions such as love etc]
1a. [Suppose this is similar to all those other variations: Can God create a rock so heavy that he cannot lift it]
2. Does having a contrast (suffering) emphasis happiness more so, than if there were no suffering?
3. If God removed this suffering, and made humans appreciate happiness without the need of a contrast. Would this be considered as infringing on free will?
(Been debating on another forum. It came down to this...)
Other Person said:1. God can create a world without suffering.
2. God would want to eliminate suffering as he is good. [Is suffering really negative?]
3. Suffering exists.
4. God is not good or powerful.